Thule no more: US-run outpost in Greenland renamed Pituffik Space Base
Around 150 U.S. troops work at America's northernmost military base in Greenland.
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Around 150 U.S. troops work at America's northernmost military base in Greenland.
Missile warning is the core mission at Thule. It’s a year-round, 24/7 operation with downtime only for maintenance, which is tightly controlled and scheduled in advance with its sister radars at RAF Fylingdales in the U.K. and Clear Air Force Station, Alaska.
The base’s two main missions — tracking satellites and orbiting debris, and watching for ballistic missile launches from the “Russian landmass” — are the reason the base was built, and why the seemingly anachronistic base remains.
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Leaders say that members of the Space Force are integral in facing threats in space, especially against the Chinese and Russians.