Danish army soldiers reached Greenland and were transported by two buses directly to Arctic Command’s headquarters between 9:16 AM and 9:46 AM UTC on January 15, 2026, according to X posts by @ww3mediaa and @OJoelsen. Soldiers were seen deploying to the base, as stated in the post by @ww3mediaa during this 30-minute window. This marks the latest arrival in a series of Danish-requested deployments by European NATO allies. The Danish deployment follows Swedish Armed Forces personnel sent earlier this morning at Denmark's request, as announced by the Swedish Prime Minister. Prior contributions include around 15 French Alpine Hunters, 13 German military personnel, 2 from Norway, and 1 from the United Kingdom, according to Reuters, Bloomberg, and X posts by @nexus_osint reported prior to 9:16 AM UTC. Russia expressed serious concern over the NATO troops deployment in Greenland, per an X post by @nexus_osint between 8:46 AM and 9:15 AM UTC.
