Pituffik Space Base (/ biːduːˈfiːk / bee-doo-FEEK; [4] Greenlandic: [pitufːik]; IATA: THU, ICAO: BGTL), formerly Thule Air Base (/ ˈtuːliː /), is a United States Space Force base located on the northwest coast of Greenland in the Kingdom of Denmark under a defense agreement between Denmark and the United States.

Apr 6, 2023 · Pituffik SB, the DoD's northernmost installation, is operated by the 821st Space Base Group and part of Space Base Delta 1. Pituffik SB exists today due to agreements between the United States and the Kingdom of Denmark, specifically addressing mutual defense.

Pituffik is a former settlement in northern Greenland, located at the eastern end of Bylot Sound by a tombolo known as Uummannaq, near the current site of the U.S. Pituffik Space Base, formerly Thule Air Base. The former inhabitants were relocated to the present-day town of Qaanaaq.

Mar 26, 2025 · Vice President JD Vance will travel to Greenland this week, including a stop at Pituffik Space Base, the U.S. Defense Department's northernmost installation and its only outpost on the island.

Apr 6, 2023 · Thule Air Base, the Department of Defense’s northernmost installation, has been renamed to recognize Greenlandic cultural heritage and better reflect its role in the U.S. Space Force. Following a ceremony held April 6, the installation is now known as Pituffik Space Base.

The remote Pituffik Space Base in northwestern Greenland, which Vice President JD Vance is visiting on Friday, is the U.S.

Mar 25, 2025 · Once called Thule Air Base, now known as Pituffik Space Base, this U.S.-operated installation in northwestern Greenland is one of the most strategically important military sites in the world ...

Mar 26, 2025 · Pituffik is critical to U.S. military capabilities in large part because it rests directly between the northern U.S. and northern Russia, Bouffard and other national security experts say.

Pituffik Space Base is the U.S. DoD's northernmost installation - (76 32' North latitude, 68 50' West longitude) located 750 miles North of the Arctic Circle, and 947 miles South of the North Pole on the northwest side of the Island of Greenland.

Oct 7, 2024 · Pituffik Space Base (SB) is the Space Force’s northernmost base: "... (76 32' North latitude, 68 50' West longitude) located 695 miles north of the Arctic Circle, and 947 miles south of the North Pole on the northwest side of the island of Greenland.