{"id":24315,"date":"2023-04-10T18:07:28","date_gmt":"2023-04-10T18:07:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/uncategorized\/2023\/04\/10\/thule-no-more-us-run-outpost-in-greenland-renamed-pituffik-space-base\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T21:18:33","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T21:18:33","slug":"thule-no-more-us-run-outpost-in-greenland-renamed-pituffik-space-base","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/space\/2023\/04\/10\/thule-no-more-us-run-outpost-in-greenland-renamed-pituffik-space-base\/","title":{"rendered":"Thule no more: US-run outpost in Greenland renamed Pituffik Space Base"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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\u2019s northernmost military installation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pituffik (pronounced \u201cbee-doo-FEEK,\u201d according to the Space Force) is the latest base with a military space mission to receive a new name since the U.S. Space Force was established in December 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Most space-focused installations, like Patrick Space Force Base in Florida or Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, have dropped the \u201cAir Force Base\u201d moniker for new management. 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