Thule is the U.S. Armed Forces' northernmost installation, located 750 miles north of the Arctic Circle. Thule's arctic environment offers some of the most spectacular scenery found anywhere in the world, including majestic icebergs in the North Star Bay, the massive polar ice cap, and Wolstenholme Fjord, the only place on earth where three active glaciers join together.
Thule Air Base is home to the 821st Air Base Group, which exercises Air Base support responsibilities within the Thule Defense Area for the multi-national and multi-cultural population of Team Thule. The base hosts the 12th Space Warning Squadron, a Ballistic Missile Early Warning Site designed to detect and track Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles (ICBMs) launched against North America. The unit is one of 16 sensors the 21st Space Wing operates around the world to provide missile warning and space surveillance information to North American Aerospace Defense (NORAD) command centers located in Cheyenne Mountain, Colorado. Thule is also host to Detachment 3 of the 22nd Space Operations Squadron, part of the 50th Space Wing's global satellite control network. In addition, our modern aerodrome boasts a 10,000 foot runway and 2,600 U.S. and international flights per year, and Thule is home to the northernmost deep water port in the world.
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