Image: Lockheed Martin. By Victoria Samson and Krystal Azelton, Published by Military Times, 10 February 2026 President Donald Trump’s stated reasons for why he wants the United States to take possession of Greenland have varied over the past year, but one is increasingly gaining traction in political discourse: The U.S.
RAF Oakhanger in Hampshire is one site in the UK where the US owns property (Photo: Alamy via Declassified) By Mark Curtis, Published by Declassified, 3 February 2026 America’s War Department owns more military and intelligence sites in Britain than the government has told parliament The US military owns 22
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks about the Golden Dome initiative in the Oval Office on May 20, 2025. | Alex Brandon/AP By Audrey Decker, Published by Politico, 14 January 2026 Much of the president’s signature defense shield isn’t even supposed to be based on land. President Donald Trump has linked
The Upgraded Early Warning Radar at Thule Air Base, Greenland, Aug. 10, 2022. U.S. Space Force / Paul Honnick By Thomas Novelly, Published by Defense One, 13 January 2025 Longstanding diplomatic agreements and an existing U.S. base already enable military expansion. National security experts reject President Donald Trump’s claim that
The golf ball structure at RAF Croughton has already been decommissioned By Pete Cooper, Published by The BBC, 1 August 2025 Work to dismantle and remove a distinctive golf ball structure at a US Air Force base is due to begin. The building, used to house communication equipment at RAF
Officials unveil the new base sign at a renaming ceremony at Pituffik Space Base, Greenland, April 6, 2023. Credit: U.S. Space Force photo by Senior Airman Kaitlin Castillo) By John Vandiver, Published by Stars and Stripes, 11 April 2025 The commander of a U.S. base in Greenland has been fired
Image: Pyeongteak Peace Center museum By Bruce Gagnon, Posted in Organizing Notes, 28 February 2024 On Tuesday we drove to Pyeongteak where the US has two military bases. One is the Army Camp Humphreys (HQ of the United Nations Command left over from the Korean war) and the other is the
Image: Strawberry greenhouses in Imhwa village By Bruce Gagnon, Posted in Organizing Notes, 27 February, 2024 On Monday we drove an hour from Daejeon to a small strawberry farming village called Imhwa of about 300 residents that is being destroyed by a new factory to build internationally banned cluster bombs for Washington. The
