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Jun 5, 2019 · The Pituffik Space Base, formerly known as Thule Air Force Base, is a military base in Greenland operated by the US military. It is, in fact, the US’s northernmost military base in the world, located just 1,524km from the North Pole and 1,207km north of the Arctic Circle. The US established the Thule Air Base in 1941 to help Denmark defend ...
Thule Air Base Gets New Name. PITUFFIK SPACE BASE, Greenland - Chief of Space Operations U.S. Space Force Gen. Chance Saltzman, U.S. Ambassador to the Kingdom of Denmark Alan Leventhal and Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs Celeste Wallander, participate in a tour given by Lt. Col. April Foley, 12th Space Warning Squadron commander, during their visit to Pituffik ...
1989 aerial view. Pituffik Space Base (/ b iː d uː ˈ f iː k / bee-doo-FEEK; Greenlandic:) (IATA: THU, ICAO: BGTL), formerly Thule Air Base (/ t uː l iː / or / t uː l eɪ /), is the United States Space Force's northernmost base, and the northernmost installation of the U.S. Armed Forces, located 750 mi (1,210 km) north of the Arctic Circle and 947 mi (1,524 km) from the North Pole on the ...
Apr 10, 2023 · Thule Air Base, the U.S.-run ballistic missile-warning site in Greenland, was retitled Pituffik Space Base in an April 6 ceremony at America’s northernmost military installation.
Apr 11, 2023 · The U.S. military’s Thule Air Base in Greenland is no more. By that name, anyway. The Defense Department’s northernmost installation was renamed Pituffik Space Base recently, using the ...
Apr 11, 2023 · The northernmost U.S. military base in the world has a new name, and it’s even harder to pronounce than the old one: Thule Air Base was renamed Pituffik Space Base on April 6. Pronounced “Bee-doo-FEEK,” the new moniker reflects the Inuit native people’s name for the settlement where the Greenland base was built and recognizes the base ...
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Apr 10, 2023 · Published April 10, 2023. Thule Air Base in Greenland, the Pentagon's northernmost military installation, has been renamed to better reflect the culture of the region, as well as its affiliation ...
