US air force personnel at the RAF Lakenheath base in Britain responded to 'suspected unauthorized drone activity,' although no personnel, aircraft or infrastructure were affected, a US air force spokesperson said
🚨 U.S. AIR FORCE RESPONDS TO SUSPECTED DRONE ACTIVITY AT UK BASE
The U.S. Air Force confirms it responded to "suspected unauthorized drone activity" at RAF Lakenheath in the United Kingdom, following reports of sirens sounding at the military installation.
The U.S. evacuated USAF refueling tankers from RAF Mildenhall in the UK to Germany and other countries following threat intelligence from Iran, WSJ reports.
Security posture at RAF Mildenhall and RAF Lakenheath has been raised to FPCON Charlie, which applies when an incident occurs or intelligence is received indicating some form of terrorist action or targeting against personnel or facilities is likely.
Notably, several weeks ago, RAF Fairford was also evacuated, with U.S. B-1 and B-52 bombers being moved back to the U.S. following a threat intelligence from Iran.
🚨🇺🇸🇮🇷 The US pulled its aircraft out of a second air base in England because of an Iranian threat
American refueling tankers left RAF Mildenhall for Germany and other locations earlier today, and officials are still debating whether the threat was imminent or general.
The Air Force calls it routine rotation.
But Mildenhall and nearby Lakenheath are now on a security level used when intelligence says a terrorist attack is likely, and Congress's top eight leaders got an Iran threat briefing the same day.
It's the second time in a month.
B-1 bombers were sent home from RAF Fairford in October over a suspected Iran-backed plot to kill American pilots with drones.
Rubio's summary of the response:
"We've addressed it by moving people away from the threat."
Trump says the war is "effectively over," yet Iran just moved American planes off a base 3,000 miles from Tehran without firing anything.
Source: WSJ / Writer: Daniel