The U.S. military moved refueling tankers and other aircraft out of RAF Mildenhall in England on Monday over a reported Iranian threat, the Wall Street Journal reported, weeks after Washington pulled its B-1 bombers from RAF Fairford for the same reason.
Two KC-135 tankers diverted to Germany early Monday, and several more left later in the day for Germany and other locations, according to the Journal. Flight-tracking data showed at least eight tankers and three Ospreys leaving, NBC News reported: some KC-135s went to Germany and Spain, one to Glasgow Prestwick in Scotland, and the CV-22B Ospreys to nearby RAF Lakenheath.
UPDATE: US Assets at RAF Mildenhall Dispersing
— DefenceGeek 🇬🇧 (@DefenceGeek) November 10, 2026
As of this morning, this is the updated list of aircraft that were tracked departing RAF Mildenhall (EGUN) last night. Some assets remain at the base, but it's believed they are undergoing maintenance or are otherwise broken and… https://t.co/cx2hyw78yx pic.twitter.com/sP8ieaDSqX
A U.S. official told NBC the aircraft were operating under "enhanced force protection m
