Trump shifted Greenland to U.S. Northern Command, placing key Arctic base under homeland defense in a major move to bolster security amid rising global tensions.

President Donald Trump ordered the removal of Greenland from under the purview of U.S. European Command to U.S. Northern Command, which is tasked with defending the homeland. The announcement, which had been expected,

President Donald Trump ordered the Pentagon to move Greenland into the U.S. Northern Command area of responsibility in a shakeup that comes as the president looks to acquire the Danish territory and the U.