India, April 12 -- Susannah Meyers, the commander of the US military installation in Greenland, was dismissed for voicing disapproval of Washington's plan following Vice President JD Vance's controversial yet much-hyped Artic island visit.

The removal of Col. Susannah Meyers, who had been in charge of the Pituffik space base since July, came after rumors that she had disassociated herself and the base from Vance's criticism of Denmark and its management of the region.

Two week ago, Colonel Meyers was literally on top of the world, taking ecstatic pictures with Vance and his spouse Usha. As they grinned for the cameras at a vital US military installation in the frigid north of Greenland, Vance even put his hand on Colonel Meyers' back. ...