For 
Immediate 
Release 


From: 
St. 
Clair 
County 
Board 
Chairman 
Mark 
Kern 


RE: 
United 
States 
Space 
Command 
Headquarters 


St. 
Clair 
County 
Board 
Chairman 
Mark 
Kern 
is 
pleased 
to 
announce 
that 
St. 
Clair 
County 
has 
submitted 
a 
site 
initially 
proposed 
for 
NGA 
as 
a 
viable 
site 
to 
host 
the 
United 
States 
Space 
Command 
Headquarters. 
Working 
with 
Congressman 
Mike 
Bost’s 
office, 
Senator 
Dick 
Durbin’s 
office, 
Senator 
Tammy 
Duckworth’s 
office, 
Lt. 
Governor 
Juliana 
Stratton’s 
office, 
as 
well 
as 
local 
elected 
officials. 
Chairman 
Kern 
said, 
“After 
careful 
review 
of 
the 
screening 
and 
evaluation 
criteria, 
we 
believe 
our 
community 
meets 
all 
minimum 
eligibility 
requirements 
and 
would 
earn 
a 
competitive 
score 
when 
assessed 
against 
the 
evaluation 
criteria.” 
Chairman 
Kern’s 
nomination 
letter 
has 
been 
forwarded 
to 
the 
Governor’s 
office 
for 
endorsement. 
Questions 
can 
be 
referred 
to 
Kimberly 
Huth, 
Director 
of 
Military 
Affairs 
at 
Kimberly.Huth@co.st-clair.il.us 
.