Pentagon wants to increase naval, special operations capabilities on Greenland
U.S. Northern Command is seeking an agreement with Denmark to expand its operations on the island to three new areas.
Nicholas Slayton
Published Mar 21, 2026 4:42 PM EDT
The U.S. military is working to increase its presence on Greenland, including adding special operations forces and potentially operating in three new areas on the island, the head of U.S. Northern Command said this week.
The United States is currently in talks with Denmark and Greenland over a wider American military presence on the island, Air Force Gen. Gregory Guillot told senators earlier this week. Stars & Stripes first reported on Guillot’s remarks regarding expanding U.S. infrastructure in Greenland.
Guillot, along with his counterpart from U.S. Southern Command, addressed the Senate Armed Services Committee on March 19, discussing a range of topics including drone incursions, the military raid in Venezuela that resulted in the capture of President Nicolas Maduro and Arctic strategy. A major part of the testimony was a discussion of the United States’ strategy in the Arctic. Guillot said that a big part of that plan is to get “more ports, more airfields” across the region, in areas such as Alaska, Canada and Greenland.
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