{"id":279354,"date":"2025-04-11T06:31:05","date_gmt":"2025-04-11T06:31:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/11\/u-s-military-removes-commander-of-greenland-base\/"},"modified":"2025-04-11T06:31:05","modified_gmt":"2025-04-11T06:31:05","slug":"u-s-military-removes-commander-of-greenland-base","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/11\/u-s-military-removes-commander-of-greenland-base\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Military Removes Commander of Greenland Base"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2025\/04\/10\/multimedia\/10xp-greenland-lpmf\/10xp-greenland-lpmf-facebookJumbo.jpg?ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"U.S. Military Removes Commander of Greenland Base\" title=\"U.S. Military Removes Commander of Greenland Base\" \/><\/div><p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-0\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The U.S. military announced on Thursday that it had removed the commander of its Pituffik base in Greenland, adding that it would not tolerate any actions that go against President Trump\u2019s agenda.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The decision to remove Col. Susannah Meyers was announced in a statement by the U.S. Space Force that was <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SeanParnellATSD\/status\/1910502650170265627\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">posted on social media<\/a> by Sean Parnell, the chief spokesman for the Pentagon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">While the statement didn\u2019t cite a specific reason for her removal, Mr. Parnell said that \u201cactions to undermine the chain of command or to subvert President Trump\u2019s agenda will not be tolerated.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Mr. Parnell\u2019s post contained a link to an article by <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.military.com\/daily-news\/2025\/04\/10\/space-force-commander-greenland-sent-out-email-breaking-vance-after-his-visit.html\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Military.com<\/a>, an independent news organization, that said Colonel Meyers had sent an email to base staff distancing herself from Vice President JD Vance\u2019s visit on March 28.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-1\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Mr. Vance visited the base as part of Mr. Trump\u2019s push to take over Greenland, an island that is a semiautonomous part of Denmark, for national security reasons.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cCommanders are expected to adhere to the highest standards of conduct, especially as it relates to remaining nonpartisan in the performance of their duties,\u201d <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/seanparnellatsd\/status\/1910502650170265627\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">the Space Force said<\/a> in the statement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Mr. Vance criticized Denmark <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.c-span.org\/program\/public-affairs-event\/vice-president-vance-delivers-remarks-to-us-troops-in-greenland\/657851\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">during his remarks<\/a> to the staff at Pituffik, accusing the country of not spending enough to keep the area safe. \u201cThis is not how you speak to your close allies,\u201d Lars L\u00f8kke Rasmussen, Denmark\u2019s foreign minister, <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/live\/2025\/03\/29\/us\/trump-news\/68a2bd48-d6a7-55eb-9a40-06c79b037633?smid=url-share\" title=\"\">responded<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">On March 31, Colonel Meyers emailed the staff at Pituffik saying that the concerns of the Trump administration as expressed by Mr. Vance did not reflect the views of the base leadership, according to excerpts published by Military.com.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The website said the Space Force had confirmed that the message from Colonel Meyers was authentic. The Department of Defense and the Space Force did not respond to requests for comment made outside business hours.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-2\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">In addition to U.S. military personnel, <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.army.mil\/article\/268995\/people_top_priority_on_top_of_the_world\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">civilian contractors<\/a> from Greenland, Denmark and Canada also live and work at Pituffik (pronounced <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.petersonschriever.spaceforce.mil\/Pituffik-SB-Greenland\/\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">bee-doo-FEEK<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Colonel Meyers became the commander of the 821st Space Base Group, which runs Pituffik, <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/share\/p\/1FkiYMn1ma\/\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">last July<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/04\/11\/world\/europe\/greenland-pituffik-vance-miltary-commander.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The U.S. military announced on Thursday that it had removed the commander of its Pituffik base in Greenland, adding that it would not tolerate any actions that go against President Trump\u2019s agenda. 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