What the visiting journalists weren’t told—nor were many of the soldiers living at the station, which could house up to ...

During an April flight over the Greenland Ice ... were shipped to Thule, another U.S. base (this one above ice)—on the sleds, that trek was a 70-hour trip. Army engineers first dug trenches ...

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. Its closest ...

Nuuk, the colorful capital of Greenland Pituffik Space Base, formerly Thule ... from those airports. The U.S. military, which has a large airbase at Thule in northern Greenland, then took fright.

Even though the sale did not go through, the United States ended up with the military bases it wanted anyway. The U.S. Air Force currently maintains two bases in Greenland, Thule and Sondestrom.

The sale never went through, but the U.S. got the military base it wanted on the island. Pituffik Space Base, formerly known as Thule Air Base, is located in Greenland. It exists due to agreements ...

establishing military and radio stations across the territory. After the war, US forces remained in Greenland. Pituffik Space Base, formerly known as Thule Air Base, has been operated by the US ...