Report: U.S. Space Force Base Commander in Greenland Undermined President Trump in Email Sent to Troops After V.P. Vance Visit

Space Force Col. Susan Meyers, commander of Pituffik Space Base in Greenland, sent out a base-wide email after a visit by Vice President J.D. Vance last month that undermined President Donald Trump’s position on the territory of Greenland as a vital national security interest being mismanaged by Denmark that would do better under the United States, according to a scoop by Military.com reporter Thomas Novelly published Thursday afternoon.

The visit by the vice president on March 28 was originally planned as a trip by Second Lady Usha Vance and a few Trump cabinet officials to attend a dogsled race but was changed after pushback by Greenland officials. Vance was added to his wife’s trip and the itinerary was changed to just a visit to Pituffik Space Base where he made remarks that were later distanced from by Col. Meyers in her email to base personnel.

Excerpt from the Military.com report:

Col. Susan Meyers, the commander of the 821st Space Base Group who also oversees the Pentagon’s northernmost military base, sent a March 31 message to all personnel at Pituffik seemingly aimed at generating unity among the airmen and Guardians, as well as the Canadians, Danes and Greenlanders who work there, following Vance’s appearance. She wrote that she “spent the weekend thinking about Friday’s visit — the actions taken, the words spoken, and how it must have affected each of you.”

“I do not presume to understand current politics, but what I do know is the concerns of the U.S. administration discussed by Vice President Vance on Friday are not reflective of Pituffik Space Base,” Meyers wrote in the email, which was communicated to Military.com.

…”I commit that, for as long as I am lucky enough to lead this base, all of our flags will fly proudly — together,” Meyers’ email message to the base read.

…Department of Defense Chief of Staff Joe Kasper told Military.com in an emailed statement that “civilian control of the military is a bedrock principle of our armed forces. Actions to undermine the chain of command or to subvert President Trump’s agenda will not be tolerated at the Defense Department.”

Excerpts from V.P. Vance’s remarks that apparently triggered Col. Meyers:

White House transcript via email:

REMARKS BY VICE PRESIDENT VANCE
TO U.S. TROOPS AT PITUFFIK SPACE BASE

Pituffik Space Base
Avannaata Municipality, Greenland

(March 28, 2025)

…And let me say just a couple of other things, and then we’ll take some questions from the reporters.

So, number one, I thi- — I think a lot of Americans wonder, why does Greenland matter so much? Why does the mission of this base matter so much to the American people? And I learned a lot about that today myself.

Of course, you can read about it in a book, but I saw it up close and personal. And if — God forbid, to my fellow Americans, if a missile was fired from an enemy country or an enemy submarine into the United States, it is the people here before us who would give notice to our brave men and women further south in the United States to let people know what was coming and, God willing, to try to shoot it down and prepare for it. That’s one of the things that we do at insta- — installations like this.

We know that Russia and China and other nations are taking an extraordinary interest in Arctic passageways and Arctic naval routes and, indeed, in the minerals of the Arctic territories. We need to ensure that America is leading in the Arctic, because we know that if America doesn’t, other nations will fill the gap where we fall behind.

So, what you guys do is so critically important. I think a lot of Americans — certainly, I didn’t realize it fully until President Trump started talking about the importance of our Arctic mission, about building upon it and ensuring that America can lead in the Arctic for the next generation.

And now, I — I want to talk about, of course, the interaction and what Denmark, I think, has done — and sometimes in partnership with us — but let’s be honest, what Denmark, over the last 20 years, has failed to do in some cases — because we know that, unfortunately, this place, this base, the surrounding area is less secure than it was 30, 40, years ago, because some of our allies haven’t kept up.

As China and Russia have taken greater and greater interest in Greenland, in this base, in the activities of the brave Americans right here, we know that too often our allies in Europe have not kept pace. They haven’t kept pace with military spending, and Denmark has not kept pace in devoting the resources necessary to keep this base, to keep our troops, and, in my view, to keep the people of Greenland safe from a lot of very aggressive incursions from Russia, from China, and from other nations.

Now, President Trump, as he says all the time and as a lot of people recognize, is a president of peace. We want to have good relationships with everybody; that includes even, to the extent possible, the Chinese and the Russians. But part of having good relations is showing your strength when you have to.

And, unfortunately, the story of Greenland over the past 20 years, when it comes to security, is that we’ve underinvested in the infrastructure, we’ve underinvested in the security architecture, and we’ve underinvested in the brave men and women who are doing a very hard job, as Mike said, to keep all of us safe. That has to change.

…Our message to Denmark is very simple: You have not done a good job by the people of Greenland, you have underinvested in the people of Greenland, and you have underinvested in the security architecture of this incredible, beautiful landmass filled with incredible people. That has to change.

And because it hasn’t changed, this is why President Trump’s policy in Greenland is what it is. It’s consistent with the first Trump Administration, where you saw significant investments in Arctic security, and it will continue over the next four years under President Trump’s leadership.

And let me, finally, before I kick it over to the media, make one comment about the people of Greenland. I — I — you know the colonel here, the base commander, who came here first as a second lieutenant — and I guess, Colonel, this is your second duty station here, and we’re — we’re proud of you and proud of all of you guys who are serving and helping keep us safe.

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