Washington on Monday also stressed the need for military and economic investment in the Arctic to safeguard the region.

Washington on Monday also stressed the need for military and economic investment in the Arctic to safeguard the region.

COPENHAGEN/WASHINGTON, Sept 21 (Reuters) - The US plans to re-establish a Cold War-era military base in southern Greenland and set up another ‌on the east coast, now used by the Danish dog sled patrol...

The US will reopen two military bases in Greenland under a new agreement with Denmark and Greenland to enhance Arctic security and NATO cooperation. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Those sites are Narsarsuaq, whose population has dwindled to a few dozen people since the US closed its Bluie West One military base in the 1950s, and Mestersvig, a military outpost currently used by the Sirius Dog Sled Patrol, a Danish special forces unit.

Those sites are Narsarsuaq, whose population has dwindled to a few dozen people since the US closed its Bluie West One military base in the 1950s, and Mestersvig, a military outpost currently used by the Sirius Dog Sled Patrol, a Danish special forces unit.

Donald Trump announced a deal to expand the US military presence in Greenland. The agreement tempers a long-running row while affirming Danish sovereignty and Greenlandic self-determination.