This article first appeared in print in the Stars and Stripes Global edition, Jan. 15, 2015. It is republished unedited in its original form. THULE AIR BASE, Greenland — It’s 8:36 on this early ...
THULE AIR BASE, Greenland — The U.S. armed forces’ northernmost base, one that provides key space surveillance and missile warning capabilities but costs more than $100 million a year to operate, is ...
For the first time ever, the Pentagon will try to shoot down an intercontinental-range missile Tuesday. The move is partly a response to North Korea, which has test-launched three missiles in the past ...
Officials unveil the new base sign at a renaming ceremony at Pituffik Space Base, Greenland, April 6, 2023. From left to right, Col. Brian Capps, 821st Space Base Group commander, Chief of Space ...