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    Thule Air Base: Space Superiority from the Top of the World

    THULE AIR BASE, GREENLAND

    08.16.2022

    Photo by Paul Honnick 

    Space Base Delta 1

    THULE AIR BASE, Greenland – Nestled in a remote corner at the “Top of the World” lies Thule Air Base, Greenland, the Department of Defense’s northernmost installation, located 750 miles north of the Arctic Circle, Aug. 16, 2022. Operated by the 821st Space Base Group under Space Base Delta 1, Thule AB hosts the 12th Space Warning Squadron, which operates the Upgraded Early Warning Radar and the 23rd Space Operations Squadron, Detachment 1, which provides telemetry, tracking and command operations as part of the global Satellite Control Network. Thule AB also features a 10,000-foot runway and the northernmost deep-water port in the world. (U.S. Space Force photo illustration by Paul Honnick) (This panorama was created by stitching together multiple images)

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    Date Taken: 08.16.2022
    Date Posted: 10.12.2022 12:02
    Photo ID: 7459714
    VIRIN: 220816-X-BV344-1004
    Resolution: 12193x4064
    Size: 23.53 MB
    Location: THULE AIR BASE, GL

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