Several dozen additional soldiers from the Royal Danish Army, including Chief of Army Command Maj. Gen. Peter H. Boysen, arrived in Greenland on January 19, 2026, via multiple charter and military flights to participate in the Danish-led Arctic Endurance exercise in the Northern Atlantic, according to an X post by @sentdefender shared during the reporting window from 12:16 a.m. to 1:45 a.m. UTC on January 20. This deployment builds on Boysen's January 19 TV 2 interview, where he stated that 58 combat troops arrived in Kangerlussuaq, Greenland, on Monday, joining an advance party of around 60 soldiers to prepare for the exercise, as reported by @OJoelsen in the prior window. Boysen indicated the exercises could become more permanent with increased frequency, scale, and allied participation. Boysen rejected U.S. President Donald Trump's claims that the activities constitute provocation, describing them as appropriate within NATO and national frameworks, per the TV 2 interview. The moves occur amid ongoing tensions over Greenland, following Denmark's earlier troop deployments to Kangerlussuaq.
