London – The commander of the Pituffik space base in Greenland recently visited by Vice President JD Vance was eliminated from command on Thursday due to a “loss of confidence,” said the space force in a statement.
An official familiar with the subject confirmed to ABC News who after Vance’s visit, Colonel Sussanah Meyers wrote an email to the base personnel that distanced the basis of some of the comments of the vice president about Denmark, of which Greenland is a semi -autonomous territory.
Meyers was withdrawn from command by Colonel Kenneth Klock, the commander of the Delta 1 space base, which is based at the base of the Peterson space force in Colorado Springs, on Thursday, said the space force in a statement.
A view shows a sign at the base of the Pituffik space of the US army in Greenland on March 28, 2025.
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“The commanders are expected to adhere to the highest standards of conduct, especially in regard to the remaining non -partisans in the performance of their duties,” he said. Colonel Shawn Lee has now assumed the command in Pituffik, added the statement.
In a statement provided to ABC News, the chief of cabinet of the Department of Defense, Joe Kasper, said: “The civil control of the military is a base principle of our Armed Forces. The actions to undermine the chain of command or subvert the agenda of President Trump will not be tolerated in the Department of Defense.”
Vice President JD Vance and the second lady Usha Vance listen to Colonel Susan Meyers while traveling the Pituffik spatial base of the US army in Greenland, on March 28, 2025.
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Sean Parnell, the main spokesman of the Pentagon, later provided a similar comment on X where he published the statement of the space force on the relieved meyers of the command.
“The actions to undermine the chain of command or to subvert the agenda of President Trump will not be tolerated in the Department of Defense,” Parnell wrote.
Military.com was the first to inform the contents of the email, in which he said that Meyers suggested that Vance to Denmark’s criticism were not shared by Pituffik.
Vice President JD Vance arrives to address the two Air Force after touring the base of the Pituffik space in Greenland on March 28, 2025.
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During his visit, Vance accused Denmark of not providing adequate security against “very aggressive incursions of Russia, China and other nations.” The vice president stressed the repeated suggestion of President Donald Trump that the United States needs to acquire Greenland for reasons of national security.
“Our message to Denmark is very simple: the people of Greenland have not done a good job. You have invested in the people of Greenland, and you have invested in the security architecture of this incredible and beautiful dough of land full of incredible people. That has to change,” he said.
After the military report, Senator Eric Schmitt, Republican of Mo., wrote to the interim secretary of the Air Force that he requested a formal investigation. “If the facts confirm an act of insubordination or great policy in uniform, then the Secretary of the Air Force has the duty to relieve Colonel Meyers of command without delay.”
“There should be no ambiguity,” Schmitt wrote. “The commanders do not have an independent foreign policy, and no officer is above the expectation of the apolitical service.”
