Posted on 11/10/2026 3:36:22 AM PST by McGruff
The U.S. military moved nine Stratotanker refueling planes from a base in England to facilities in Germany and Spain on Monday, and The Wall Street Journal quoted sources as saying they had been repositioned due to a threat from Iran.
It is unclear whether the threat was imminent or general, the sources told the newspaper.
CBS News Confirmed found public aircraft tracking data showing 10 KC-135 Stratotankers were moved from Royal Air Force Base Mildenhall, in southeast England to other locations. One landed at Glasgow Prestwick Airport in Scotland, while four went to Spangdahlem Air Base in Germany and one landed at Ramstein Air Base, the headquarters of the U.S. Forces Europe, also in Germany.
Four more Stratotankers left Mildenhall and arrived Monday at MorĂ³n Air Base in southern Spain.
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Never mind Iran threat...it’s the UK threat!
This
I’d move them out because of the state of the migrant crisis in the EU. Maybe move them to Greenland since the US is going to hell as well!!
They’re safe in Spain?
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