Swedish Armed Forces personnel began deploying to Greenland on January 15, 2026, as part of a multinational group from allied European nations requested by Denmark, according to a statement from the Swedish Prime Minister quoted in an X post by @auonsson during the hour from 7:45 AM to 8:46 AM UTC. The Swedish Prime Minister stated, "Swedish Armed Forces personnel have begun deploying to Greenland today as part of a group from several allied European nations. [...] Sweden is sending personnel from the Armed Forces at Denmark’s request," as cited in the X post shared by @Daractenus referencing the prime minister's announcement this morning. This deployment follows earlier contributions over the past few hours, including about 15 French Alpine Hunters, 13 German military personnel, 2 from Norway, and 1 from the United Kingdom, all in response to Denmark's request as reported in previous updates from Reuters, Bloomberg, and X posts by @nexus_osint and OpenSourceZone prior to 7:45 AM UTC.
