Denmark and the U.S. reached an agreement in 1951 that allowed the American military to construct Thule Air Base on Greenland’s northwest coast, about 750 miles from the North Pole and roughly ...

Vice President JD Vance this week will embark on a trip to Greenland, the massive but sparsely populated Arctic island with global strategic value. President Trump has repeatedly signaled in his ...

Since World War II, American forces have been stationed on the island. Today, from a remote outpost, they watch the skies. By Maya Tekeli and Jeffrey Gettleman Maya Tekeli reported from Nuuk ...

Home to the 821st Space Base Group, Guardians operate missile detection devices and early warning systems, while also carrying out several scientific research projects. Founded as Thule Air Base ...

After it was completed in 1953, Thule Air Base — now called Pituffik Space Base — became the site of some of the U.S.’s most secretive and strange Arctic operations. It was the staging ...

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.

At top is an aurora over Thule Air Base (now Pituffik Space Base) in 2017. Also shown, staff stationed at Pituffik Space Base pose for a festive photo, Nov. 21, 2024. (photo: Public domain ...

Previously known as Thule Air Base, the installation was renamed in 2023 to "recognize Greenlandic cultural heritage and better reflect its role in the U.S. Space Force," the military said in a ...

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) 33,714 people played the daily Crossword recently.