Overview
- The Netherlands sent two specialists to Greenland on January 16 to support NATO exercise preparation, acting defense minister Ruben Brekelmans said.
- Germany has moved 13 Bundeswehr personnel via Denmark and plans a temporary deployment of a P-8 Poseidon maritime reconnaissance aircraft, according to Boris Pistorius.
- RIA Novosti tallied commitments from seven European countries totaling roughly 34 personnel for the initial effort.
- France is preparing a contingent of about 15 personnel, with President Emmanuel Macron reported to have promised reinforcement with land, naval and air means.
- European planners expect the presence to signal to President Donald Trump that Europe takes Greenland and broader Arctic security seriously, according to published reports.