According to a report in the US “Wall Street Journal” today, on November 9 local time, the US military withdrew its military aircraft from the Royal Air Force's Middenhall base due to the so-called “Iranian threat.” However, the specific nature of the alleged “threat” is currently still being discussed by US officials. Judging from open source information, about 10 KC-135 tankers and 3 CV-22 “Osprey” tilt-rotors flew from Middenhall base to Germany, Spain, Scotland, and the Royal Air Force's Lackenheath base. The Lackenheath base posted on social media on the same day calling on the public to be alert and report suspicious activities, including drones. The Pentagon confirmed that the security alert level at Middenhall and Lackenheath bases has been raised to “Charlie Level,” the second-highest level in the US Department of Defense's security defense system. It is usually initiated when intelligence indicates that some form of terrorist action may occur. A British Ministry of Defence spokesperson said: “We generally do not comment on the actions of other countries. Aircraft and other assets will be moved regularly according to operational requirements.” A US Air Force spokesperson declined to provide details about asset transfers to the media, but stated that “the US military will rotate between different facilities and combat sites for various reasons.” Middenhall and Lackenheath bases are important hubs for the US Air Force. Both bases participated in or supported attacks on Iran this year. At the beginning of last month, the US military withdrew all of its B-1 bombers from the Royal Air Force's Fairford base — a base that has been used by US bombers for decades to carry out missions to the Middle East.

According to a report in the US “Wall Street Journal” today, on November 9 local time, the US military withdrew its military aircraft from the Royal Air Force's Middenhall base due to the so-called “Iranian threat.” However, the specific nature of the alleged “threat” is currently still being discussed by US officials. Judging from open source information, about 10 KC-135 tankers and 3 CV-22 “Osprey” tilt-rotors flew from Middenhall base to Germany, Spain, Scotland, and the Royal Air Force's Lackenheath base. The Lackenheath base posted on social media on the same day calling on the public to be alert and report suspicious activities, including drones. The Pentagon confirmed that the security alert level at Middenhall and Lackenheath bases was raised to “Charlie Level,” the second-highest level in the US Department of Defense's security defense system. It is usually initiated when intelligence indicates that some form of terrorist act may occur. A British Ministry of Defence spokesperson said: “We generally do not comment on the actions of other countries. Aircraft and other assets will be moved regularly according to operational requirements.” A US Air Force spokesperson declined to provide details on asset transfers to the media, but stated that “the US military will rotate between different facilities and combat sites for various reasons.” Middenhall and Lackenheath bases are important hubs for the US Air Force. Both bases participated in or supported attacks on Iran this year. At the beginning of last month, the US military withdrew all of its B-1 bombers from the Royal Air Force's Fairford base — a base that has been used by US bombers for decades to carry out missions to the Middle East.