A U.S. official confirmed to NBC News that several military aircraft had left RAF Mildenhall as the security posture there had increased.

The United States has moved military aircraft from an airbase in the United Kingdom amid threats from Iran.

A U.S. official confirmed to NBC News that several military aircraft had left RAF Mildenhall as the security posture there had increased.

They were operating under “enhanced force protection measures,” the official said. They would not speculate on the exact nature of the threat that appears to have led to ramped up security.

  • jobbies@lemmy.zipEnglish
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    1 hour ago

    Some of the tankers, Boeing KC-135 Stratotankers, were relocated to airbases in Germany and Spain, with one moved to the area of Glasgow Prestwick Airport in Scotland. The Ospreys were moved to nearby RAF Lakenheath in Suffolk.

    Odd move given fairford/mildenhall are about as secure as other UK bases. Probably more secure than Prestwick.