The head of the US military outpost in Greenland has been fired after she distanced herself from Washington’s agenda for the Arctic island after a visit to the space base by US Vice President JD Vance.
United States Space Operations Command said Colonel Susannah Meyers has been relieved of her command at Pituffik Space Base in Greenland after a loss of confidence her leadership abilities.
The base chief had sought to separate her command from comments by Vice President JD Vance had been highly critical of Denmark’s oversight of the territory.
