Commander of US Space Base in Greenland Is Removed Following Vance Visit

Col. Susan Meyers had hosted Vice President JD Vance at the Pituffik Space Base in Greenland on March 28.

U.S. Space Force Col. Susan Meyers, 821st Space Base Group commander, left, greets Vice President JD Vance and Second Lady Usha Vance at Pituffik Space Base, Greenland, March 28, 2025. Vance was the first vice president to visit the remote base, where he received an in-depth brief of the missions and importance to national defense. U.S. Space Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jaime Sanchez

The Pentagon has relieved the commander of a U.S. Space Force base in Greenland just two weeks after she hosted Vice President JD Vance for a visit.

In an April 10 statement, Space Force Delta 1 announced Col. Susan Meyers was relieved of her command at the Pituffik Space Base in Greenland earlier that day. The statement indicates that Col. Kenneth Klock, who leads the Space Force Delta 1, ordered Meyers’s removal “for loss of confidence in her ability to lead.”