The Air Force has confirmed Alabama’s Redstone Arsenal is on the short list as a potential home to the headquarters for U.S. Space Command.

In an announcement, Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson said the candidate locations are: Redstone; Buckley Air Force Base in Colorado; Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station in Colorado; Preston Air Force Base in Colorado; Schriever Air Force Base in Colorado; and Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.

The next step, according to the announcement, will be to complete site surveys and analysis of candidate locations to see which meet mission requirements, environmental impact and cost.

A decision on the site is expected to be made this summer.

The command could bring as many as 1,450 personnel, including 390 military officers, 183 enlisted personnel, 827 civilians and 50 contractors to Redstone.

Establishing the Space Command is the first step in the formation of a U.S. Space Force. The command will fall under the Air Force, similar to the structure between the Marines and the U.S. Navy.