The remote Pituffik Space Base in northwestern Greenland, which Vice President JD Vance is visiting on Friday, is the U.S.
Nestled above the 76th parallel in northwestern Greenland, Pituffik Space Base is one of the most remote military installations on Earth.
Vice President JD Vance is set to visit Greenland on Friday. Get an inside look at the U.S. Space Force base located 700 ...
Pituffik Space Base is located on Greenland's northwestern coast, across from Nunavut in Canada. The US and Denmark ...
ToplineIncreased pressure by President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance for Greenland to become part of the U.S.
The remote Arctic facility protects the US against threats from Russia – the shortest route for Moscow’s missiles is via the ...
Pituffik Space Base, the U.S. Department of Defense’s northernmost installation in Greenland, supports missile defense and ...
Pituffik continues to operate today through mutual defense agreements between the U.S. and Denmark. Previously known as Thule ...
It is about 1,500 kilometers (930 miles) north of Greenland's capital, Nuuk. It was known as the Thule Air Base until 2023, when it was renamed to recognize Greenlandic cultural heritage and ...
FILE - Pituffik Space Base (formerly Thule Air Base) in northern Greenland on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023. (Thomas Traasdahl/Ritzau Scanpix via AP, file) FILE - Pituffik Space Base (formerly Thule Air ...