U.S. Air Force Deploys F-16 Jets to Greenland In Arctic Readiness Exercise
Published on: January 30, 2025 at 11:04 PM
David Cenciotti
NORAD sent two F-16s from Alaska to Greenland to reinforce posture in the Arctic. Meanwhile, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said President Donald Trump’s interest in buying Greenland is “not a joke.”
In the last few weeks, Donald Trump has expressed interest in making Greenland part on the U.S., describing the Danish territory and world’s largest island, as an “absolutely necessity” for American security. He also didn’t rule out the use of force to persuade Denmark to hand it over.
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NORAD sent two F-16s from Alaska to Greenland to reinforce posture in the Arctic. Meanwhile, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said President Donald Trump’s interest in buying Greenland is “not a joke.”
Denmark’s response
Initially met with disbelief, the bold proposal to acquire Greenland is “not a joke,” Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in an interview on Thursday, according to Reuters.
“This is not a joke,” Rubio said. “This is not about acquiring land for the purpose of acquiring land. This is in our national interest and it needs to be solved.”
The latest not-so-veiled threats came while the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) deployed two F-16s to Greenland, “to forward posture NORAD presence in the Arctic” after it monitored Russian military aircraft in the region.
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