(NEXSTAR) -- The Pentagon announced on Friday Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth met with the U.S. Space Command Commander General Stephen Whiting to discuss the "relocation of U.S. Space Command." President Donald Trump announced he would move U.S. Space Command from Colorado Springs, Colo. to Hunstville, Ala. in September. "Gen. Whiting presented current relocation courses of action on efforts to relocate personnel and mission capabilities," a news release from Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs and Senior Advisor Sean Parnell said. Rep. Jeff Crank (R-Colo.) represents Colorado Springs. He said he received assurances from the Trump administration the move won't be as bad as he originally feared. "It isn't all of the operational components of Space Command. It's just the headquarters staff," Crank said. "About 1,000 people. Six hundred or so will be civilian jobs and 400 military positions." He said the rest of the staff will likely remain in Colorado Springs. The Congressional Research Service said about 1,700 personnel are directly assigned to Space Command Headquarters. In a statement, the U.S. Space Command said "we're still in the early stages of this transition, specific information or precise numbers related to personnel or other logistical details are extremely limited." Crank said he expects the Space Force — separate from U.S. Space Command — to add about 500 positions in Colorado Springs over the next couple of years. "I think at the very least, it will be an offset of what's happening," Crank said. U.S. Space Command's full statement: