B-1s Pulled From RAF Fairford...

[MikeKozlowski]

...Not seeing anything official on this yet, but it looks to be accurate. Whatever the hell is going on with the Van Lads, somebody believes it's prudent.

https://x.com/point_luck/status/2106843807035875595

Mike

[MikeKozlowski]

...And confirmed:

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/us-pulls-bomb ... 49184.html

If it's to this point, I suspect it will be a very long while until the next Fairford deployment.

Mike

[Nightwatch2]

so in one respect, the terrorists(?) won in that they drove the USAF bombers from their forward deployed location.

[Rocket J Squrriel]

The parking spots for the bombers seemed close to the fence line. Like RPG range. Is that normal?

[Pdf27]

How much does the collective think this is due to a genuine threat assessment and how much a fear of being embarrassed before the mid-terms?

[Zen9]

And what is the state of the B1 Fleet?

[brovane]

And what is the state of the B1 Fleet?

Not great.

Just the threat got the USAF to pullback. I guess they learned after what happened at air bases in the Middle East. This is a strategic win for Iran.

[brovane]

And what is the state of the B1 Fleet?

Not great.

Just the threat got the USAF to pullback. I guess they learned after what happened at air bases in the Middle East. This is a strategic win for Iran.

[Bernard Woolley]

How much does the collective think this is due to a genuine threat assessment and how much a fear of being embarrassed before the mid-terms?

Mentioned this elsewhere that a friend who lives in that area and who is part of the spotter community told me it was well known for weeks by them that the Bones were due to
depart. It looks like a routine rotation has become a Thing. I believe they’re due back fairly soon.