Top Space Force Commander in Greenland BOOTED After Her 'Resistance' Letter Against J.D. Vance

"The days of tolerating the Resistance are over."

When Vice President JD Vance visited Pituffik Space Base in Greenland last month, he didn’t mince words.

Vance called out Denmark for failing to invest in Greenland’s people and security:

Vance reiterated the position of the Trump administration: the United States has a strategic interest in Greenland, and we’re going to pursue avenues to secure the Western hemisphere from Russian and Chinese aggression.

A few days later, the base commander, Col. Susannah Meyers, sent an all-hands email to U.S. and foreign personnel under her command, distancing herself and the base from the Vice President’s remarks.

She wrote, “The concerns of the U.S. administration discussed by Vice President Vance… are not reflective of Pituffik Space Base.”

She followed it with a sentimental flourish about flying all flags proudly “together.”

On April 10, Col. Meyers was relieved by Col. Kenneth Klock “for loss of confidence in her ability to lead,” according to Space Operations Command. A new commander, Col. Shawn Lee, has assumed leadership.

Pentagon Chief of Staff Joe Kasper defended the move, stating that undermining the president’s agenda “will not be tolerated.”

The military is not a debating society. It is not a policy think tank. And it is not a resistance movement. The Commander-in-Chief sets national security policy. His Vice President articulates that policy. If you’re in uniform and running a strategic U.S. installation—especially one that operates in international territory with allies and adversaries alike watching—you do not freelance your own foreign policy.

This wasn’t just insubordination. It was a subtle but direct message to allies and adversaries that U.S. civilian leadership isn’t unified on its Arctic posture. That kind of public divergence undermines credibility. It projects weakness. It gives ammunition to Denmark, which has long resisted U.S. ambitions in Greenland. And it invites miscalculation from China and Russia, who are already probing for fractures in the Western alliance.

Col. Meyers may have thought she was playing peacekeeper. In reality, she violated one of the military’s foundational principles: civilian control. She politicized her command by publicly rebuking the elected government’s policy—on a live geopolitical issue—using her command-wide platform. That’s not leadership. That’s ego.

This administration is done tolerating “soft resistance” from within the ranks. Over the past few weeks, we've seen a long-overdue correction inside the Pentagon. Officers who publicly or quietly obstruct the President’s agenda are being shown the door—NSA Director Gen. Tim Haugh, NATO Vice Adm. Shoshana Chatfield, and several others.

These are not partisan firings. They are strategic realignments to restore cohesion between national security goals and the people tasked with implementing them.

Some in the media are calling it a “purge.” That’s fine. If the alternative is allowing insubordinate, unelected bureaucrats and brass to run shadow policy from within, then yes—cleaning house is exactly what’s required.

National security demands unity. Our adversaries don’t care how polite or politically correct our internal disagreements are. They care whether America speaks with one voice—and backs it up with action. In Greenland, the President and Vice President are clear: the Arctic is not up for grabs, and the United States will not stand by while allies neglect their responsibilities.

Col. Meyers made her choice. The Trump administration made the right response.

The days of tolerating the “Resistance” are over.