COLUMBUS — Gov. Mike DeWine is lobbying President Trump to pick the Dayton region for the U.S. Space Command headquarters.
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The governor, in a letter he sent Trump on Thursday, highlighted Ohio’s aviation history and benefits of co-location with the Air Force Research Laboratory, the National Air and Space Intelligence Center, the Air Force Institute of Technology, and the Air Force Materiel Command.
He also highlighted the NASA Glenn Research Center and NASA Plum Brook Station, as well as the Battelle Memorial Institute.
“Ohio possesses a strong track record in populating science-rich jobs with a superior workforce," DeWine said in the letter.
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“I also recommend that Secretary Esper strongly consider the consolidation of space intelligence activities at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and the establishment of the Space Development Agency’s mission in Ohio, thereby taking advantage of our Air Force research, intelligence and acquisition expertise, and our NASA Glenn facilities in Cleveland and Plum Brook.”
DeWine said he is committed to having Ohio be a key partner in the national aerospace mission and a leader in the nation’s next “aerospace age.”
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