Pituffik Space Base - Wikipedia
Pituffik Space Base (/ biːduːˈfiːk / bee-doo-FEEK; [2] Greenlandic: [pitufːik]; IATA: THU, ICAO: BGTL), formerly Thule Air Base (/ tuːliː / or / tuːleɪ /), is a United States Space Force base located on the northwest coast of Greenland.
Thule Military Air Base: Greenland's Crucial Role in US Air Force …
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.
Qaanaaq - Wikipedia
Qaanaaq (Greenlandic pronunciation:), formerly known as Thule or New Thule, is the main town in the northern part of the Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland. The town has a population of 646 as of 2020. [1]
Thule Air Base Gets New Name - United States Space Force
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.
Pituffik SB, Greenland - Peterson Space Force Base
Apr 6, 2023 · Pituffik Space Base (pronounced bee-doo-FEEK), formerly known as Thule Air Base (pronounced too-lee), is located in Greenland—a country within the Kingdom of Denmark and inhabited by approximately 56,000 people. Greenland covers nearly 840,000 square miles; more than 80 percent is covered either by the ice cap or smaller glaciers.
Thule no more: US-run outpost in Greenland renamed Pituffik …
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.
US Air Base in Greenland Gets New, Inuit Name | Military.com
Apr 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 with the Space Force....
Visiting Thule Air Base at the Top of the World
Dec 30, 2021 · Thule is the Department of Defense’s northernmost installation located 750 miles north of the Arctic Circle and only 947 miles south of the North Pole which brings significant challenges such as significant internet degradation, seasonal depression issues, and more. (U.S. Space Force photo by Master Sgt. Sara Keller)
The northernmost US military base now has a Greenlandic name
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...
Thule Air Force Base in Thule, GREENLAND | Military Bases
Located more than 1100 km north from the Arctic Circle and about 1500 km away from the North Pole, Thule Air Base is the northernmost military base located of the United States of America. It is located in the eastern part of Greenland.