Danish Seahawk medevacs U.S. submariner about 8 miles off Nuuk, Greenland

A Danish Seahawk helicopter medevaced a U.S. submariner for urgent medical care about eight miles off the coast of Nuuk, Greenland, retrieving the crew member from the submarine and flying them ashore for treatment, in an operation conducted by the Danish military.

Discovered 2026-02-22T06:12:44.528766-08:00 | 2026-02-22T06:12:44.528766-08:00

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  • Danish Seahawk helicopter retrieved a U.S. submariner about 8 miles off Nuuk for urgent medical care, a concrete metric of allied medical-evacuation capability and reach in Greenlandic waters.

  • The operation highlights real-world rotary‑wing support and allied interoperability in the High North, complementing recent MH-60R conversion training and NATO airlift/operations to Greenland (source:4b497da2-895a-4895-b642-0292d96e312a).

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2026-02-22T06:12:44.528766-08:00
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