Thule receives critical resupply shipment only once a year
The Rising Star operates out of Thule Air Base, Greenland to assist cargo vessels supplying the air base July 18, 2019. The tugboat is operated during the less than three months per year the port is ice free. For the remainder of the year, the vessel is pulled up on the beach. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alexandra M. Longfellow)