{"id":9171,"date":"2025-02-27T12:37:21","date_gmt":"2025-02-27T12:37:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/u-s-canada-forces-conduct-military-exercises-in-greenland-in-sub-zero-temperatures\/"},"modified":"2025-02-27T12:37:21","modified_gmt":"2025-02-27T12:37:21","slug":"u-s-canada-forces-conduct-military-exercises-in-greenland-in-sub-zero-temperatures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/u-s-canada-forces-conduct-military-exercises-in-greenland-in-sub-zero-temperatures\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S., Canada forces conduct military exercises in Greenland in sub-zero temperatures"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>American and Canadian military forces recently completed joint exercises in Greenland, the North American Aerospace Defense Command said, as more than 100 servicemembers and multiple aircraft conducted drills in frigid conditions as cold as minus 29 degrees Fahrenheit.<\/p>\n<p>The exercises \u2014 called Operation Noble Defender \u2014 took place from Jan. 28 until Feb. 11 at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.petersonschriever.spaceforce.mil\/Pituffik-SB-Greenland\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Pituffik Space Base<\/a>, which remains the U.S. military&#8217;s northernmost installation, NORAD said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.norad.mil\/Newsroom\/Press-Releases\/Article\/4077354\/norad-conducts-operation-noble-defender-in-pituffik-greenland\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">news release<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Roughly 125 American and Canadian servicemembers were deployed for the operation, military officials said. The exercises included multiple NORAD fighter jets and helicopters, including F-16s, KC-135s, E-3s, CF-18s, C-150s and CH-149s. The Royal Danish Air Force was also on hand to offer search and rescue support.<\/p>\n<p>Conditions were harsh during the operation. Local temperatures were consistently below 0 degrees Fahrenheit, and the coldest days reached minus 29 degrees F (-34 C), with a wind chill of minus 56 degrees F (-49 C), officials said. Maintenance crews and civil engineering airmen &#8220;operated tirelessly in these conditions to ensure aircrews were able to conduct flying missions,&#8221; NORAD said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-twitter-tweet embed--float-none embed--size-medium lazyload\" data-require=\"third-party\/twitter-widgets\">\n<div class=\"embed__content-wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\udde6 and \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 assets from all three <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NORAD?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">#NORAD<\/a> Regions deployed to Pituffik Space Base, Greenland from Jan 28 to Feb 11 for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/OperationNOBLEDEFENDER?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">#OperationNOBLEDEFENDER<\/a>. Each OND strengthens and progresses NORAD\u2019s missions of aerospace warning, aerospace control, and maritime warning for North America. \ud83d\udcf8\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ayMtUcIiKZ\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">pic.twitter.com\/ayMtUcIiKZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 North American Aerospace Defense Command (@NORADCommand) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NORADCommand\/status\/1894503135839936663?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">February 25, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The air defense operation in Greenland, done in conjunction with Denmark, started in 2018 and takes place at planned intervals.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Over the last three weeks, our integrated American and Canadian NORAD teams have demonstrated the ability to operate at the highest level in one of the most austere environments in the world,&#8221; Lieutenant Colonel Matthew Shemo, 41st AEG Commander, said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.norad.mil\/Newsroom\/Press-Releases\/Article\/4077354\/norad-conducts-operation-noble-defender-in-pituffik-greenland\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The operation unfolded amid increased global scrutiny and military activity in the Arctic region. Last month, a combat air patrol of American and Canadian fighter jets was <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/us-fighter-jets-scrambled-russia-warplanes-arctic-norad\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">scrambled after multiple Russian warplanes were spotted<\/a><\/span> in the Arctic. Several hours later, NORAD said it also scrambled two F-16 fighter jets from Alaska to Greenland in order to &#8220;forward posture NORAD presence in the Arctic.&#8221; The command said that move was &#8220;not in response to any current threat.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>President Trump has expressed his desire to\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/greenland-donald-trump-jr-visit-denmark\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">bring Greenland under U.S. control<\/a><\/span>. The location of Denmark&#8217;s autonomous Arctic territory <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/trump-greenland-panama-canal-why-us-interest\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">makes it strategic<\/a><\/span>\u00a0for both\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/russian-tanker-cuts-a-previously-impossible-path-through-the-warming-arctic\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">economic<\/a><\/span>\u00a0and defense purposes. But Greenland&#8217;s\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/greenland-leader-says-his-people-dont-want-to-be-americans\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">leader<\/a><\/span>\u00a0and its\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/greenland-residents-reject-trump-idea-to-be-part-of-us-poll-shows\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">residents<\/a><\/span>\u00a0have made it clear that their home is not for sale.<\/p>\n<p>Russia&#8217;s\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/russia-arctic-military-base-trefoil-vladimir-putin\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">efforts to boost its military presence in the Arctic<\/a><\/span>\u00a0have gradually expanded, including two nuclear submarines unveiled by President Vladimir Putin.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/video\/military-analyst-possible-nuclear-powered-missile-test-russia\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Russia has also tested<\/a>\u00a0hypersonic missiles, which are capable of evading American defenses, in the Arctic.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- data-recirc-source=\"queryly\" --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"component list recirculation component--type-recirculation \"\/><!-- tags --><\/p>\n<div class=\"content-author\">\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/team\/stephen-smith\/\" class=\"content-author__name\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Stephen Smith<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"content-author__bio\">\n<div class=\"content-author__full-information\">\n<p class=\"content-author__text\">Stephen Smith is a managing editor for CBSNews.com based in New York. 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