Pentagon Denies Deployment of U.S. Naval Ships to Greenland

The Pentagon has not received any orders to deploy U.S. naval ships to Greenland, according to U.S. officials cited by The Wall Street Journal. This follows a statement by U.S. President Donald Trump claiming that a medical ship was en route to Greenland. The United States operates two medical ships: the USNS Comfort, stationed on the East Coast, and the USNS Mercy, stationed on the West Coast. According to Jin10, maritime tracking information indicates that both ships are currently docked at a shipyard in Mobile, Alabama. The USNS Comfort is undergoing repairs expected to be completed by April, while the USNS Mercy has been in a year-long maintenance period since July of last year and remains under maintenance.