Colonel Susan Myers was hosting Vice President JD Vance at Pitafik Space Station in Greenland on March 28th.
The Pentagon released the commander of the US Space Force Base in Greenland, just two weeks after hosting Vice President JD Vance for a visit.
“Commanders are expected to adhere to the highest standards of conduct, especially as they are related to remaining independent in the performance of their duties,” the statement reads.
The Space Force statement did not provide additional details as to what violations led to Myers’ removal.
The Trump administration has shown a renewed interest in Greenland over the past few months, with President Donald Trump occasionally expressing his interest in the United States, which claims control of the island, Danish semi-autonomous territory.
Meyers welcomed Vance to the Pituffik Space Base on March 28th, providing him with an explanation of the operational and strategic value of the installation.
Speaking during the visit, the Vice President said Denmark has not dedicated enough resources to Greenland to counter the growing interests of Russia and China in the Arctic.
“I think it would be much better to come under US security than it was under Danish security,” Vance said in a statement directed at Greenlanders.
“What the Danish security umbrella meant was that in effect they told it all to the brave Americans and wanted us to get the tab.”
Military.com first reported that shortly after Vance’s Greenland visit, Meyers spread the email throughout the Pituffik Space Base Community, appearing to be denial of some of the views Vance has expressed.
A Space Force spokesman confirmed to the Epoch Times that Myers had been removed in the communication that received the email.
“An action to undermine the chain of orders or overturn President Trump’s agenda will not be tolerated by the Department of Defense,” Parnell wrote.
The Space Force appointed Colonel Sean Lee and took command at Pitafik’s space base following the removal of Myers.
Space Force Base hosts solid state phased array radars that support missile warning, missile defense, and space surveillance operations.
