FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Jan. 29, 2026 Release No. 2026-01-29
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – Gen. Stephen Whiting, USSPACECOM commander, announced today that Maj. Gen. Terry L. Grisham, a long-time Alabama native with nearly 40 years of military and civilian service, will serve as the command’s transition team director. In his role, Grisham will lead the Program Management Office in Huntsville and oversee the relocation support.
“Terry’s nearly 40 years of expertise is informed by both his military service in the Alabama National Guard and civil service with the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command,” Whiting said. “This experience – paired with his deep ties to the surrounding community – will prove invaluable as he leads our efforts on Redstone Arsenal to expeditiously relocate our warfighting organization while ensuring that the perspectives of both our military and civilian workforce are clearly represented.”
The first members of USSPACECOM’s headquarters staff are already on the ground at Redstone Arsenal, forming a dedicated Project Management Office focused on military construction and infrastructure. Whiting made the announcement shoulder-to-shoulder with Grisham as part of a visit with the PMO team during a day-long tour of facilities on Redstone Arsenal.
"I'm thrilled to be joining the USSPACECOM team as the on-ground lead to continue establishing our permanent headquarters on Redstone Arsenal," Grisham said. "It's a great honor to both represent the command in our community, and as a longtime resident of Northern Alabama, serve as an ambassador to welcome our workforce home."
Grisham will lead the team – known as the command’s “South Detachment,” alongside deputy director Col. Raymond Ruscoe, who previously served as the director of USSPACECOM’s European Command Joint Integrated Service Team (JIST). In addition to managing the requirements for military construction and infrastructure, being on-ground full time will facilitate greater engagement with local and state leaders.
In September 2025, the President announced USSPACECOM’s relocation to Redstone Arsenal, a move that underscores the command’s critical role in safeguarding America’s interests in space. The command has been working since that time to lay the groundwork for a purpose-built headquarters on Redstone Arsenal. This effort was recognized by Secretary of War Pete Hegseth during a ceremony at Redstone on Dec. 12, 2025, where he remarked that, “We are deadly serious in committing to cutting every piece of red tape and bureaucracy to get this headquarters established as quickly as humanly possible.”