Pentagon shifts Greenland to US Northern Command in shakeup

Good news! Will Greenland become the 51st state before Canada? Just kidding!

"The Pentagon is redrawing its military combatant command responsible for defending the U.S. homeland to include Greenland as the Trump administration signals it wants control of the Danish territory.

“[This] change will strengthen the Joint Force’s ability to defend the U.S. homeland, contributing to a more robust defense of the western hemisphere and deepening relationships with Arctic allies and partners,” the Pentagon’s chief spokesperson wrote in a statement Tuesday. ..."

Pentagon shifts Greenland to US Northern Command in shakeup