While the US doesn't own Greenland, it has had a military presence there since World War II. Pituffik Space Base, originally named Thule Air Base, was formally established in 1951 as part of a ...

Vice President JD Vance and Usha Vance will visit the US military's base in Greenland on Friday. Pituffik Space Base was established in 1951 as part of a defense treaty between the US and Denmark.

Thule Air Base in Greenland, the Pentagon's northernmost military installation, has been renamed to better reflect the culture of the region, as well as its affiliation with the Space Force ...

U.S. Vice President JD Vance tours the US military's Pituffik Space Base on March 28, 2025 in Pituffik, Greenland. Jim Watson - Pool/Getty Images fairness meter ...

Members of the 821st Security Forces Squadron train at Thule Air Base, Greenland. Thule is 750 miles north of the Arctic Circle.. (Senior Airman Dennis Hoffman/U.S. Air Force) THULE AIR BASE ...

U.S. Space Force commander Gen. Chance Saltzman and guests stand in front of a radar dome belonging to the 23rd Space Operations Squadron Detachment 1 at Pituffik Space Base, Greenland, April 5, 2023.