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White House Arctic strategy calls for enhanced military presence
The enhanced U.S. posture aims to deter increased Russian and Chinese activity in the region as global warming rapidly melts the Polar ice caps.
Greenland’s not for sale, but it is strategically important
The presence of Thule Air Force Base makes Greenland a major strategic asset for the U.S. - and China would love to join in.
By Aaron Mehta and Valerie Insinna
Undefended shore: American antisubmarine operations in 1942
In 1942 American merchant ships up and down the Atlantic Coast were being relentlessly attacked by German U-boats. Why did the U.S. Navy secretly decide to leave them unprotected?
By Ed Offley, MHQ — The Quarterly Journal of Military History
First to fly over the North Pole
On May 9, 1926, Lt. Cmdr. Richard E. Byrd and Chief Aviation Pilot Floyd Bennett won the race to fly over the North Pole, a daring expedition that earned them rare peacetime Medals of Honor.
No, a meteor did not destroy Thule Air Base
Air Force spokesmen were surprised by calls to see if Thule Air Base survived a meteor strike.
By Tara Copp, AP
50 years ago, a B-52 crashed in Greenland ... with 4 nuclear bombs on board
Fifty years ago, on Jan. 21, 1968, the Cold War grew significantly colder. It was on this day that an American B-52G Stratofortress bomber, carrying four nuclear bombs, crashed onto the sea ice of Wolstenholme Fjord in the northwest corner of Greenland, one of the coldest places on Earth. Greenland is part of the Kingdom of Denmark, and the Danes were not pleased.
By Timothy J. Jorgensen, Georgetown University via AP/The Conversation