Head of US Space Force base in Greenland fired after Vance visit

US vice president JD Vance, left, and second lady Usha Vance, board Air Force Two as they depart after touring Pituffik Space Base (Jim Watson/Pool via AP)

The commander of a US Space Force base in Greenland has been fired after she sent a base-wide email breaking with official messaging following vice president JD Vance’s visit to the Danish territory that President Donald Trump is seeking to annex.

In a statement late on Thursday, the Space Force said Colonel Susan Meyers was removed as commander of Pituffik Space Base in Greenland over a “loss of confidence in her ability to lead”.