Top priorities for CD-5: Fix the broken Biden-Harris economy, secure the southern border, maintain our five military installations and keep Space Command in Colorado Springs.
Maintain Colorado's 5th District's five military installations and keep U.S. Space Command in Colorado Springs.
Occurrences
I will work with the new administration and the Department of Defense to ensure that our local military installations continue to be robust – looking for new missions and new units to locate in Colorado Springs.
Evidence
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U.S. Space Command says it is currently headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colorado, with personnel and functions at Peterson SFB and Schriever SFB in Colorado, among other locations.
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U.S. Space Command announced operational control of a Redstone Arsenal facility and described it as another step in the transition from Colorado Springs to Huntsville, Alabama.
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U.S. Space Command said it was carrying out the President's September 2, 2025 direction to move the command, with a Redstone transition team full-time in Alabama.
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The Colorado congressional delegation said the decision to move Space Command headquarters out of Colorado Springs to Huntsville would harm the state and nation and pledged to fight to reverse it.
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Axios reported that the full Colorado delegation statement included Reps. Jeff Crank and other Colorado members criticizing the Space Command relocation to Alabama.
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Space Base Delta 1 says it is headquartered at Peterson SFB, hosts real property at Peterson SFB and Cheyenne Mountain SFS, and hosts major mission partners including U.S. Space Command.
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Space Base Delta 41 says it provides installation support to Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado, located about 10 miles east of Colorado Springs, and that Schriever is home to 8,000 military and civilian employees.
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Fort Carson's official Army installation page was active and recently modified, identifying the site as 4th Infantry Division & Fort Carson with normal reporting procedures.
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The U.S. Air Force Academy official site describes ongoing cadet, academic, military, and event activity and states its mission to develop leaders for the Air Force and Space Force.
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The official USSPACECOM vacancies page, crawled Aug. 12, 2026, lists Colorado Springs openings with close dates in August 2026 while also listing Huntsville/Redstone jobs, including roles for USSPACECOM "currently located in Colorado Springs, CO but relocating to Huntsville, AL."
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Fort Carson's official Basic Leader Course page lists 2026 classes, including class 010-26 with report/in-processing on Aug. 6, 2026 and graduation on Aug. 28, 2026.
Assessments
Colorado Springs-area military installations appear to have remained active during Crank's House term, including Fort Carson, Peterson SFB, Schriever SFB, Cheyenne Mountain SFS, and the Air Force Academy. But the U.S. Space Command portion was not fully delivered: official evidence shows the command implementing a move to Huntsville/Redstone Arsenal after the September 2, 2025 relocation direction, even though some Colorado Springs activity and hiring continued during the transition. Crank is tied to public delegation opposition to the move, so credit is partial with an effort badge rather than full delivery.
Colorado's 5th District military installations appear to have remained active during Jeff Crank's House term, satisfying that part of the promise. However, the Space Command portion was not delivered: official 2026 notices show implementation of the move from Colorado Springs to Redstone Arsenal/Huntsville had begun after the President's September 2, 2025 direction. Crank was part of the Colorado delegation opposing the relocation, which supports an effort badge, but opposition did not keep U.S. Space Command in Colorado Springs. Because one major component was maintained while the other core component failed, this is partial rather than delivered.