Lt. Gen. Stephen N. Whiting, Space Operations Command commander, Chief Master Sgt. John Bentivegna, SpOC senior enlisted leader, and Airmen, Guardians, and coalition partners from the 821st Air Base Group, 23rd Space Operations Squadron and the 12th Space Warning Squadron take a group photo at the dining facility during a visit from the SpOC command team’s visit to Thule Air Base, Greenland, Dec. 16 and 17, 2021. Gen. Whiting and the SpOC command team traveled to Thule to visit various locations throughout the base to better understand the current challenges Airmen and Guardians are facing in terms of mission and quality of life. Thule is the Department of Defense’s northernmost installation located 750 miles north of the Arctic Circle and only 947 miles south of the North Pole which brings significant challenges such as significant internet degradation, seasonal depression issues, and more. (U.S. Space Force photo by Master Sgt. Sara Keller)