COLUMBUS — Governor Mike DeWine is promoting Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton as the location for the new Space Force.
DeWine said Tuesday the base and the surrounding region would be “excellent hosts” for the U.S. Space Command headquarters.
“It is the brains of the Air Force,” he said during a briefing on the coronavirus at the Statehouse. “We have so many people who are doing such great things at Wright-Patt that we think it’s a logical place for this space command center to be.”
The headquarters is expected to employ about 1,400 people
DeWine said the area is already home to the National Air and Space Intelligence Center, the Air Force Research Laboratory, and the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, among other centers.
DeWine sent a letter promoting Wright-Patt to the assistant secretary of the Air Force, endorsing a nomination by the mayor of Beavercreek.