Pituffik Space Base (formerly and perhaps better known as Thule Air Base)

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 military airbase, United States Air Force
The northern most United States Air Force Base. Thule Air Base is home to the 821st Air Base Group, which exercises air base support responsibilities within the Thule Defense Area for the multi-national and multi-cultural population of Team Thule.

The base hosts the 12th Space Warning Squadron, a unit of the Ballistic Missile Early Warning System, designed to detect and track intercontinental ballistic missiles launched against North America.

The unit is one of many sensors the 21st Space Wing operates around the world to provide missile warning and space surveillance information to North American Aerospace Defense (NORAD) command centers located at Cheyenne Mountain, Colorado. Thule is also home to Detachment 3 of the 22d Space Operations Squadron, part of the 50th Space Wing's global satellite control network. Detachment 3 provides satellite command and control services for United States and allied satellites in polar orbits.
Our modern aerodrome boasts a 10,000 foot runway and 2,600 U.S. and international flights per year. (www.thule.af.mil/index.htm)
In 2020, Thule Air Base was formally transferred to the United States Space Force. On 6 April 2023, Thule was renamed Pituffik Space Base, reflecting its status as a Space Force base and the native name for the region.

In addition, Thule is home to the northernmost deep water port in the world.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pituffik_Space_Base
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Coordinates:   76°32'2"N   68°43'8"W

Comments

  • Is this a dreaded assignment or what?
  • People actually volunteer to be assigned here.
  • I was assigned there in 06-07. It is one of the best remote sites in the US military.
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