PETERSON SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. — Finding affordable housing for service members and their families is a big issue for the United States Space Force.
Colonel David Hanson highlighted the issue at Friday's State of the Bases Address. Col. Hanson is the Space Base Delta 1 commander, covering southern Colorado.
His address covered issues happening at Peterson and Schriever Space Force Bases, as well as Cheyenne Mountain Space Force Station.
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Col. Hanson says all "on-base" housing is full with no ability to expand. Under his leadership, this is a big problem, especially because a lot of junior enlisted service members do not make much money.
"They don't get a huge paycheck, but they do great work for us. And, a lot of them are bringing families, spouses, and children. And, so finding affordable housing, in a good neighborhood near good schools is very important to us," said Col. Hanson.
Most of the 16,000 service members and civilians working for Space Base Delta 1 live off-base.
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