Great find with some interesting and candid thoughts from the base commander. My take on it:skysearcher wrote:Hi all
Snoop I dont think Sculthorpe is leased to USAF, but maintained by MoD?
Interesting article re mildenhall here http://www.airforcemag.com/MagazineArch ... inish.aspx
suggests missions slated to be re-based remain at Mildy until 2022 (currently), can anyone corroborate the end date?
Thanks in advance,
- USAFE would like to keep MH open and is holding out on "irreversible" move activity for as long as they possibly can
- There's some bi-lateral "understanding" between US/UK Govts which is driving this closure, undoubtedly the DoD were looking for a base closure in Europe in advance of a stateside BRAC however the cynic in me thinks UK Govt were more than willing to see MH go as it releases new housing land they are looking for from MoD
- We have limited UK basing options for our own RJs, and the closing of so many mil airfields with nice long runways is now looking rather short sighted in my opinion.
I personally live in hope that there's a few more twists and turns in this one that just might result in MH staying open a while longer