It is republished unedited in its original form. THULE AIR BASE, Greenland — Legend has it that Eric the Red, father of famed explorer Leif Ericson, gave Greenland its name to attract settlers.

Thule Air Base celebrated Armed Forces Day March 30-31 by inviting native Greenlandic residents to the base, some of whom traveled up to three days across the extremely cold environment by dog ...

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Previously known as Thule Air Base, the installation was renamed in 2023 to "recognize Greenlandic cultural heritage and better reflect its role in the U.S. Space Force," the military said in a ...

Thule Air Base, 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.

"Thule is fine," a defense official confirmed after a barrage of questions about a meteor that struck miles from a U.S. air base in Greenland with an explosive force of 2.1 kilotons.

The U.S. military’s northernmost base bills itself as being at the “Top of the World.” Read the first part of Stars and Stripes’ 2015 series on Thule Air Base here.

Here’s why: > Base size: 233,034 acres > Cost of base: $4.7 billion > Service branch: Air Force > Nearest city: Thule Thule Air Base is by far the largest military base overseas by physical size.

Thule Air Base served as an Arctic outpost during the Cold War, during which the U.S. military used the site to scan for missiles and carry out space surveillance, according to the U.S. Army, and ...

Previously known as Thule Air Base, the installation was renamed in 2023 to "recognize Greenlandic cultural heritage and better reflect its role in the U.S. Space Force," the military said in a ...