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.

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.

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 ...

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Pituffik Space Base was established in 1951 as part of a defense treaty between the US and Denmark. Base operations include scientific research, space surveillance, and ballistic missile detection.

FILE - Pituffik Space Base (formerly Thule Air Base) in northern Greenland on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023. (Thomas Traasdahl/Ritzau Scanpix via AP, file) 32,530 people played the daily Crossword recently.

NUUK, Greenland (AP) — The remote Pituffik Space Base in northwestern Greenland, which Vice President JD Vance is visiting on Friday, is the U.S. Department of Defense's northernmost installation.