Overview
- U.S. Northern Command says it is negotiating with Denmark for access to three sites, with Narsarsuaq and Kangerlussuaq named as priority locations.
- General Gregory Guillot told Congress the goal is to build out ports and airfields to give national leaders more options in the Arctic as threats grow.
- The talks proceed under the 1951 U.S.–Denmark defense agreement, and Guillot said Danish and Greenlandic authorities have not tried to block them.
- Pituffik Space Base remains the only active U.S. site in Greenland today, supporting missile warning and space tracking for North American defense.
- Residents and experts in Greenland warn about loss of control and environmental harm from more forces, reflecting protests reported last year.