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Thule Air Base was the scene of an historic event of multinational cooperation between three countries that less than 20 years ago glared at each other across the Cold War's Iron Curtain.

American, Danish and Ukrainian air forces successfully completed Operation Brilliant Ice 2009 March 26 after transporting more than 140,000 gallons of fuel and 17 tons of supplies to the Danish military outpost, Station Nord, 600 miles northeast of here.

The operation, nicknamed "Cossacks on Ice," began March 9 and required 16 trips on a Ukrainian IL-76 Ilyushin aircraft to transport the supplies.
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