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Pentagon Puts Greenland Under US Northern Command
Air & Space Forces Magazine
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June 18, 2025
The Pentagon has given U.S. Northern Command responsibility for U.S. military operations in and near Greenland after President Donald Trump expressed interest in acquiring the Danish territory. Defending Greenland was previously the responsibility...
Trump shifts Greenland from EUCOM to NORTHCOM’s responsibility
Breaking Defense
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June 17, 2025
An airman assigned to the 109th Airlift Wing participates in a training mission at Raven Camp. (Air National Guard photo by Maj. David Price) WASHINGTON — The Pentagon announced today that it would move responsibility for Greenland to under US...
Trump shifts Greenland to U.S. Northern Command
The Center Square
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(The Center Square) – President Donald Trump ordered the Pentagon to move Greenland into the U.S. Northern Command area of responsibility in a shakeup that comes as the president looks to acquire the Danish territory and the U.S. seeks greater...
DOD approves new Unified Command Plan, transfers Greenland to NORTHCOM
Inside Defense
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The Defense Department has completed its congressionally mandated Unified Command Plan review, announcing its decision to transfer oversight of Greenland from U.S. European Command's area of responsibility to U.S. Northern Command. The...
Trump moves Greenland military installation under US Northern Command in Arctic power shift
Fox News
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June 17, 2025
Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen hit back at the Trump administration’s "tone" regarding Greenland on Friday. (Credit: Denmark Foreign Ministry) NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! In a strategic move, President Donald Trump...
Pentagon shifts Greenland to US Northern Command in shakeup
Defense News
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June 17, 2025
The Pentagon is redrawing its military combatant command responsible for defending the U.S. homeland to include Greenland as the Trump administration signals it wants control of the Danish territory. “[This] change will strengthen the Joint...
Denmark Willing To Offer Greater Investment, Foreign Policy Autonomy To Greenland, Says Danish Prime Minister
Arise News
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June 17, 2025
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen announced on Tuesday that Denmark is prepared to increase its investment in Greenland and allow the Arctic island greater authority over its foreign policy affairs. Speaking at a joint press conference with...
'US homeland' now includes Greenland after major shakeup by Pentagon
Raw Story
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June 17, 2025
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has taken action to have Greenland declared part of the "U.S. homeland" to be defended by American forces, according to a report in Military Times. The Pentagon announced Tuesday that it was shifting responsibility...
Trump administration continues to eye Greenland over security concerns
Deseret News - Utah
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June 17, 2025
During congressional testimony, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth responded to questions about the military's plans for Greenland. President Donald Trump has spoken of the need to have a U.S. presence in Greenland to ensure international security. A...
Seeking Sustainable Fashion and Cracking a Greenland Mystery
Scientific American
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June 17, 2025
Seeking Sustainable Fashion and Cracking a Greenland Mystery Inside this double issue of SciAm, you’ll find black holes that burp up their stellar meals, metal detectorists that hit pay dirt, hope for psychopathy, the truth about testosterone and...
Pentagon moves control of Greenland from Europe to Northern Command
Stars and Stripes - Washington D.C
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Vice President JD Vance meets with guardians and airmen stationed at Pituffik Space Base in Greenland on March 28, 2025. During the visit, Vance addressed the importance of the U.S. military’s northernmost installation . (U.S. Space Force) U.S....
Macron in favor of Greenlanders' self-determination
MercoPress
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Tuesday, June 17th 2025 - 08:43 UTC Greenland and the deep seas are not “up for grabs,” Macron insisted (Pic REUTERS) French President Emmanuel Macron expressed his country's solidarity with Greenland on Sunday in light of US President Donald...
Denmark’s Frederiksen moves to keep Greenland out of Trump’s clutches
Politico Europe
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June 17, 2025
“This could be ports, and it could be another type of critical infrastructure that both has a defense and military perspective, but which can also be used, for example, in relation to tourism or raw materials extraction,” she added. Greenland has...
Berjaya Land partners Sweden’s SIBS to develop RM170m housing project in Nuuk, Greenland
The Sun Daily
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June 16, 2025
KUALA LUMPUR: Berjaya Land Bhd (BLand) is venturing into a RM170 million gross development value residential project in Greenland, an autonomous territory in Denmark, part of the company’s plan to expand internationally and bring its experience in...
United Makes History With First-Ever Flight From Newark to Greenland
Business Traveler
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June 16, 2025
United Airlines launched its first-ever commercial flight to Greenland last weekend, marking the first direct connection from the United States to the Arctic territory in almost two decades. The inaugural flight of United’s brand new service took...
Emmanuel Macron flies in to show his support for Greenland
The Economist
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June 16, 2025
THERE ARE two ways of looking at the trip made by Emmanuel Macron, France’s president, to Greenland on June 15th. At one level it was a defiant message to America’s Donald Trump, who continues to threaten to annex the island, a semi-autonomous...
Macron visits Greenland to show EU support
Taipei Times
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June 16, 2025
French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday said that Greenland is “not to be sold” nor “to be taken” in a key visit to the strategic arctic territory coveted by US President Donald Trump, saying he was conveying a message of French and European...
Scientists analyze Greenland tsunami lasting nine days
DevX
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June 16, 2025
Scientists have confirmed that mysterious seismic signals detected in Greenland in 2023 were caused by standing tsunami waves. The unusual tremors, which repeated every 90 seconds for nine days and then occurred again a month later, were linked to...
Don’t pretend that education’s neutral and more letters to the editors
Chattanooga Times Free Press - Tennessee
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July 5, 2025
Don't pretend that education's neutral The Supreme Court rules 6-3 that parents have an opt-out right when LGBTQ+ books are introduced in their children's classrooms (June 29 TFP), and Justice Sotomayor dissents that "civic vitality" is...
France's President Macron visited Greenland to show support for the territory
KSUT - Colorado
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June 16, 2025
French President Emmanuel Macron visited Greenland to show European summit for the island. It was the first visit to Greenland by a foreign leader since President Trump threatened to acquire the land. Copyright 2025 NPR