WASHINGTON — Alabama’s congressional delegation is praising the FBI’s proposal to move a training academy from Quantico, Va. to Huntsville, as first reported by The Washington Post.
The FBI’s presence at Redstone Arsenal has received wide attention under the Trump administration and the latest news to possibly relocate the National Academy to Alabama is welcome news to the state’s lawmakers.
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“It’s exciting that we’re going to continue to bring more people to Huntsville from the FBI plus be able to bring people maybe not to live here permanently but to come and train for a certain amount of time and go to other places across the country,” U.S. Sen. and gubernatorial candidate Tommy Tuberville told reporters Thursday. “So once again, Alabama is in the forefront of law enforcement, our military and this is going to be a great move for our FBI.”
The National Academy is a 10-week course for U.S. and international law enforcement officials.
FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino is leading the relocation effort, according to the Post reporting.
EDITOR’S NOTE — This story was written by Alex Angle and originally published by the Alabama Daily News.
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