Rivet Joints to remain at Mildenhall https://www.wiltsglosstandard.co.uk/news/18974553.planned-relocation-us-squadron-raf-fairford-scrapped/?fbclid=IwAR3KIJTb0PWp-7gBVpdqmNLyQyebuia0mqziTWYc4ta-Hxb85942QbDxrF4 So basically RAF and USAF Rivet Joints will now both be based at Mildenhall, whilst all o...

An 'Option Agreement' was signed earlier this year for a potential future move to Cranfield, no final decision has been made. Earlier this year?, what January 1st then? :P Back in October 2020, however MADG did make it clear at the time that "it is important to note that the signing of the option a...

The Cambridge links go way back, the company was formed in Cambridge in 1909 by David Marshall… lots of history. The MoD Police have announced they moving their HQ to Wyton, along with other units such as an OSU and specialist HQ units. The MDP Wethersfield site is to be sold for housing etc. Whils...

Leeming to close and 100 sqn's role to be privatised? All Hawks T1s removed from service, 736 NAS to stand down. Not just Leeming, but Wittering, Cosford and the rest. Too many RAF airfields with tower and fire costs remain open yet have very few aircraft. Leeming is now a signals hub, and the regi...

Cummings is little more than an advisor, A little off thread, but that is very naive thinking, and if so why was he allowed to broadcast an "apology" direct from downing street, against specific rules for spads, and why has the PM, who seems answerable to DC done all he can to hold onto him. He has...

I suspect Agent K is quite right in his assumptions. They'll flout the idea of a 20k personnel reduction and then we won't all feel so bad when it's 'only' 5-10k that get removed. There was even talk of the entire Royal Marines being gotten rid of which would be insanity. Anyone who possibly though...

An MoD insider called it total nonsense. Every time there is a defence review in the offing the media comes out with lots of total inaccurate nonsense. But a source inside the Ministry of Defence told the Sun it was ‘absolute nonsense’ to suggest 20,000 soldiers would be axed. An MOD spokesman said...

An MoD insider called it total nonsense. Every time there is a defence review in the offing the media comes out with lots of total inaccurate nonsense. I would ignore the media, and listen to those actually qualified to give a real analysis such as RUSI, who have highlighted the need for national re...

Should get a decision on Mildenhall in the next month or two. EIC was put on hold pending a review of the closure and the following planned moves were all frozen, SOW moving to Spang, the 100th to Ramstein as well as the RC's moving to Fairford. When the decision is made then plans should start to ...

The USAF is investing in Molesworth, Fairford, Lakenheath, Croughton, Spangdahlem and Ramstein. But still no investments or announcements made for Mildenhall (I know it was slated to close). Isn’t that a sign that closing is still not off the table? The US keeps changing it's mind under Trump. A lo...

In the most recent budget review it states that the RC-135's are to move to fairford by 2023 however all other assets at Mildenhall are now on indefinite hold. Hope this helps. Certainly starting to look like Mildenhall may live another few decades. No one knows what's going on. Molesworth was supp...

In January 2020, the USAF awarded $425 million of contracts for Ramstein and Spangdahlem improvements. This work was to support the moving of the Ospreys to Spang and the KC-46 to Ramstein. I can suggest a way the USAF could save $425m in an instant...... https://www.stripes.com/news/europe/air-for...

I think at this point we're all speculating, because many of us would like the Hall to stay... her'es my thoughts - usaf will want to keep Spang and Ramstein - two of the best quality of life assignments in the force. Moving the AMC mission to spang was a strategic move to keep it open... If the F-...

As for Huawei and Germany, unlike the UK which is ridding itself of Huawei by 2023, the Germans look likely to go ahead with Huawei 5G, as do the Italians and Spanish, so that's a lot of bases for Tom Cotton to demand close. Perhaps you can move the US Mediterranean naval bases to Poland. :lol: The ...

There is no Mention of Mildenhall in any of the articles written, why would the moving of 1 fighter squadron affect Mildenhall ( it wouldn’t) there is no mention of them closing spag either, only moving the fighter sq and an army brigade, I think you guys need to look at the bigger picture, the usa...

There is no Mention of Mildenhall in any of the articles written, why would the moving of 1 fighter squadron affect Mildenhall ( it wouldn’t) there is no mention of them closing spag either, only moving the fighter sq and an army brigade, I think you guys need to look at the bigger picture, the usa...

On the other hand, if the F-16’s from Spangdahlem move to Poland, it makes plenty of space available for moving the 352nd to Spangdahlem. Since Mildenhall is a very outdated airbase, and Spangdahlem already seen a lot of modernising going on, that might be an option. The problem is that Trump wants...

Thank you for sharing. While that article suggests new news travels fast, I don't see anything implying this wasn't part of a pre-planned shift of US assets from Germany to Poland. I know Trump has no influence on these kinds of decisions despite his claims, nothing in that article suggests anythin...

Personally I think the £1.5 Billion A14 upgrade and the ease of access to Wyton, along with Local Authority and RAF Support will make Wyton the better choice over being part of a college campus, which also might have some security concerns. Whilst a move out of Cambridgeshire, would mean no more clo...

Interesting, thank you for your more up-to-date numbers. If Spang closes, then Mildenhall will almost certainly have to remain open. Spang was upgraded in the mid-to-late 2000s to have a large air mobility surge capacity to replace Rhine-Main AB's ability to support large no-notice global mobility ...