RAF MILDENHALL is to get a load of rework done, owing to its strategic placement for both th UK & EUROPE

There is life in the Old Base after all



Having listened to the part that was broadcast, it does sound to me like something different to the above link. That sounds just like a generic release to say "we've got some UK based facility maintainence teams now so can get repairs done quicker"XWP29 wrote: ↑Wed Nov 09, 2022 8:46 pmAnnounced in June?
https://www.mildenhall.af.mil/News/Pres ... contracts/
"Plans for upgrading a US Air base in Suffolk have been revealed. RAF Mildenhall was due to close back in 2015. There will now be new investment at the site which is seen as an important part of American and European defence."
Waddington and Lossiemouth are yet to close - perhaps it's not always the case.
But surely it won't be the RAF funding it, they lease it to the USAF so surely it'll be funded by the Americans.Vulture 01 wrote: ↑Thu Nov 10, 2022 3:14 pmJust remember that, the RAF at least, has a long history of spending money on bases then closing them down.
Who’s DD JamesJames Cutting wrote: ↑Fri Nov 11, 2022 11:06 amBut surely it won't be the RAF funding it, they lease it to the USAF so surely it'll be funded by the Americans.Vulture 01 wrote: ↑Thu Nov 10, 2022 3:14 pmJust remember that, the RAF at least, has a long history of spending money on bases then closing them down.
We can't always have a Debbie Downer when there's some good news!
YOU are Right!! - I don't know why I Botheredreaperops wrote: ↑Sat Nov 12, 2022 11:59 pmBit of a non-story really. Following the reversal of the 2015 closure, certain aspects of the infrastructure are in need of TLC. There was a media muster which described maintenance contracts have been awarded to local and national contractors to bring RAFM up to a reasonable operational standard.
Can't pretend to understand the finer issues of the UK. financing improvement works on USAF tenanted Bases within England. Recently came across this extract posted in this Forum regarding RAF Fairford....James Cutting wrote: ↑Fri Nov 11, 2022 11:06 amBut surely it won't be the RAF funding it, they lease it to the USAF so surely it'll be funded by the Americans.Vulture 01 wrote: ↑Thu Nov 10, 2022 3:14 pmJust remember that, the RAF at least, has a long history of spending money on bases then closing them down.
We can't always have a Debbie Downer when there's some good news!
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