Tuberville says Redstone Arsenal is ready if chosen for Space Command

Sen. Tommy Tuberville said he discussed the future of bringing space command to the Rocket City during a visit to Redstone Arsenal Thursday.

Tuberville said he is preparing for the decision about space command’s permanent home to be made soon.

“Everything’s ready,” Tuberville said. “We’ve got the land, we’ve got the process and we’ve got organization of what we’re going to do and how we’re going to do it.”

He said he believes the president’s appointee for Secretary of the Air Force will be confirmed in the next few weeks, and he will be in charge of the decision. Tuberville met with the deputy commanding general of the U.S. Army Materiel Command Lt. Gen. Christopher Mohan on Thursday.

“Organization is the key to winning,” Tuberville said. “We want to make sure we’re organized when Space Command is sent back to Huntsville. We want to make sure we’ve got everything planned and ready to go.”

Expansion is also planned for FBI facilities on Redstone Arsenal.

“Kash Patel, the new FBI director, has already allocated 500 FBI agents to come here,” Tuberville said. “We’re looking forward to having a thousand, 2000 or 3000 more come here. We have room for that.”

Tuberville said he plans to return to the Arsenal with Patel for a visit in the future. For other federal workers in Huntsville, it is not yet clear if DOGE cuts will mean more job loss. Tuberville said he believes in the agency’s mission of cutting waste.

“We can’t continue down this path of all the money going to places that it’s not supposed to go,” Tuberville said. “It’s either making sure the money is appropriating the right spots, we have enough people or less people in position to get the job done, cut back on spending the taxpayer’s money in ways that are fraudulent.”

Currently, Redstone Arsenal has an estimated 45,000 workers, including 27,000 civilian employees and more than 17,000 contractors.

Congress is in recess this week, bringing many members, like Tuberville, to their home states. The Senate will resume its activities on Monday.