The Rising Star, the Department of the Air Force’s only tugboat, guides cargo ships carrying vital supplies to keep Pituffik Space Base running through the dark Greenland winter.
The northernmost U.S. military base in the world has a new name, as Thule Air Base became Pituffik Space Base on April 6. The renaming reflects both the native Greenlandic culture where the base is located and its primary role supporting Space Force missions.