Vice President JD Vance on Friday made the highest-profile case to date for American control of Greenland during a controversial visit to the semiautonomous island, which its residents had resisted and its leaders said was unwelcome.

Thule Air Base was renamed Pituffik Space Base in April 2023 to “recognize Greenlandic cultural heritage,” and the site continues to handle missile defense, space surveillance and a system that detects ballistic missiles before they fly near U.S. soil.

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JD Vance criticized Denmark for neglecting Greenland's people and security during a visit to Pituffik Space Base, and Greenlandic officials had mixed reactions.