The remote Pituffik Space Base in northwestern Greenland, which Vice President JD Vance is visiting on Friday, is the U.S.

ToplineIncreased pressure by President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance for Greenland to become part of the U.S.

It was known as the Thule Air Base until 2023, when it was renamed to recognize Greenlandic cultural heritage and reflect its role in the relatively new U.S. Space Force. The base is locked in by ...

Pituffik Space Base, formerly Thule Air Base, with the domes of the ... name is that the base is no longer operated by the US Air Force, but instead from the US Space Force. More Photo by Thomas ...

Pituffik Space Base, originally named Thule Air Base, was formally established ... Rotational combat force Because Pituffik's primary mission is space surveillance and missile warning, the space ...

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 ...