Pituffik, Greenland and US military
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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.
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Greenland's new Prime Minister, Jens-Frederik Nielsen, has just spoken to a group of reporters following the formation of a new coalition between four of the country's political parties.
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Vice President JD Vance and Usha Vance will visit Pituffik Space Base, the US military's base in Greenland dating back to World War II.
Since World War II, American forces have been stationed on the island. Today, from a remote outpost, they watch the skies.
Nestled above the 76th parallel in northwestern Greenland, Pituffik Space Base is one of the most remote military installations on Earth.
Camp Century was built to store nukes beneath Greenland's ice. See photos of the underground, "Star Wars"-like site.
The vice-president says Russia and China have increased footprints in the area and the world cannot "bury our heads in the sand".
The change reduces the likelihood that Vance will cross paths with residents angered by the Trump administration’s attempts to annex the vast Arctic island.