Perched 690 miles north of the Arctic Circle, Pituffik Space Base is an isolated, frozen military installation where personnel live in months of relentless darkness alternating with unending midnight sun. As the Department of War’s northernmost base, Pituffik stands guard at the edge of the world. It serves as a critical node in a layered defense network, providing continuous missile warning, space domain awareness, and satellite command and con…
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