Pituffik Space Base, formerly known as Thule Air Base, is one of the loneliest U.S. military assignments in the world. Built on Arctic permafrost, the base hosts 200 troops in Greenland's far north.

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 ...

By Maya Tekeli and Jeffrey Gettleman Maya Tekeli reported from Nuuk, Greenland, and Jeffrey Gettleman from London. Once called Thule Air Base, now known as Pituffik Space Base, this U.S.-operated ...

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 ...

Early warnings of a strike from the east could come from U.S. allies such as the United Kingdom, Iceland and Greenland. A sign for Thule Air Base, the previous name of Pituffik Space Base in ...

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 ...

Vice President JD Vance this week will embark on a trip to Greenland, the massive but ... Previously known as Thule Air Base, the installation was renamed in 2023 to "recognize Greenlandic ...

FILE - Pituffik Space Base (formerly Thule Air Base) in northern Greenland on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023. (Thomas Traasdahl/Ritzau Scanpix via AP, file) 28,921 people played the daily Crossword recently.