Desolate Arctic outpost likely to host US troops under new Greenland deal(opens in a new tab)
A new US‑Greenland defence agreement could allow American forces to establish a base at Mestersvig, a remote Danish outpost on Greenland’s east coast.
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US to establish bases at Mestersvig and Narsarsuaq under new Greenland defence agreement
A new US defence agreement signed in late September 2026 lets Washington establish bases at Mestersvig in eastern Greenland and Narsarsuaq in southern Greenland, marking the first US military expansion on the island in decades. The agreement does not yet detail the US's operational plans; the outpost currently hosts only three Danish soldiers.
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Arctic Today The Times US 'to open two military bases in Greenland' after security deal(opens in a new tab)
The United States plans to open two military bases in Greenland as part of a security deal, and a meeting of the US, Denmark and Greenland is scheduled at the UN General Assembly.
