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Alexus Grynkewich, the Supreme Allied Commander Europe, after a meeting of the organization\u2019s top military leaders on Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe\u2019re aware of discussions about this, of course, and therefore we\u2019re doing some thinking about how we would organize for it, but no planning has started yet,\u201d said Grynkewich, a United States Air Force general, at a press briefing in Brussels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Grynkewich said NATO\u2019s military headquarters has \u201ca ton of expertise\u201d that could be used to organize an Arctic mission, \u201cwhether we call it Arctic Sentry or something else.\u201d European NATO members including the Nordic countries, the Netherlands, France and the United Kingdom have proposed a greater Arctic presence to boost security against potential Russian or Chinese threats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The meeting of NATO chiefs of defense followed a tense week in trans-Atlantic politics, during which Denmark took steps to reinforce its military presence on Greenland after repeated demands by U.S. President Donald Trump to control the island. Trump shocked European policy makers by threatening tariffs on allies supporting the Danish stance, before dropping the threats on Wednesday, citing the \u201cframework of a future deal.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thursday\u2019s meeting was \u201centirely focused on what military leaders are supposed to be focused on, which is ensuring the defense and deterrence of the Euro-Atlantic area,\u201d Grynkewich said. \u201cWe, of course, are aware of the political discussions that are going on, but there was never a military dimension to those discussions that made its way down to us.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The meeting of NATO\u2019s top military leaders was \u201ctotally uneventful from this point of view, and totally swift,\u201d said Adm. Giuseppe Cavo Dragone, the chair of the NATO Military Committee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While NATO command is aware of a framework between Greenland, Denmark and the U.S., \u201cwe are still waiting for direction,\u201d Cavo Dragone said. Once there is, \u201cwe will start doing our business, which is the military planning and whatever it is necessary to fulfill and to honor the guidance we still have to receive,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Climate change is transforming access to the Arctic, and the opening of maritime routes makes control of the area \u201cvery important\u201d for NATO and countries with a continuous at-sea deterrence, said Adm. Pierre Vandier, Supreme Allied Commander Transformation. He also cited the need to consider \u201cspace and ballistic issues,\u201d where global threats NATO faces require looking ahead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Greenland hosts Pituffik Space Base, where the U.S. operates radars as part of a missile early-warning system. When considering ballistic trajectories, the shortest route between Russian missile launch sites and North America is via the Arctic, including over Greenland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of the \u201cmost concerning changes in the security situation\u201d is Russia and China increasingly working together in the Arctic in recent years, both in the maritime domain with more joint patrols as well as in the air domain with joint long-range bomber patrols, Grynkewich said, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/global\/europe\/2026\/01\/12\/natos-europe-commander-sees-growing-russian-chinese-threat-in-arctic\/\" rel=\"\">echoing remarks<\/a> he made earlier this month in Sweden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">NATO is focused on the Arctic, is getting more capability to work and operate in the \u201cchallenging\u201d climate there, and will do more in the region, according to Cavo Dragone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSome of the things that we need to do in the Arctic to enhance our security are long lead items, including installation of new sensors and detection capabilities,\u201d Grynkewich said. \u201cAll of those things are constantly in our cross-check and we\u2019re constantly trying to enhance our posture and think of ways that nations can enhance our posture in the Arctic.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">NATO has several exercises planned in the Arctic in coming months, though none in Greenland itself, the alliance commander said. 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