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Any more word on the rumoured Bone deployment later in the summer?

Cheers

Not a rumour!

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Any idea's when please, I could do with a day off.

EX AMPLE STRIKE begins 3Oth of August I believe so probably safe to say anything up to a week prior for arrivals. Seven is correct though; not a rumour.

Many thanks

it doesnt say anything about fairford in that link .

andrew b wrote:it doesnt say anything about fairford in that link .

It's not supposed to, it's an article about the exercise.

...... and from the Czech point of view.

I note the above press article reports:

"The U.S. B-1 and B-52 bombers, AH-64 Apache helicopters and two KC-135R mid-air refueling aircraft will also participate in the exercise".

An official statement actually says "The United States Air Force is presently considering participating with AH-64 attack helicopters, strategic B-1 and B-52 bombers as well as KC-135R tanker aircraft".

Hopefully the outcome will be the same.

Paging@100ARW ;-)

StormsInAfrica wrote:Paging@100ARW ;-)

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Hi guys, is there any more news / info on the Fairford deployments ?

Locals saying nothing due till next year,possible spec. ops odd day or two.Though they are saying spec.ops and LN para rescue may permanent move there.

It does seem to have gone quiet at Fairford in the last few months after a few months of intense rumours...... No public decision about the future RC-135 TDY base, no mention of it becoming a possible KC-135 TDY base, no B-2s that a few people were certain were coming at 2am, no B-1s (yet), no more monthly C-17 visits.

I read something in the news recently that me think Fairford might have quite a "special" role in the future, but I was probably reading between the lines.

Thought Spec Ops were off to Ramstein?

56th RQS are due to go to Aviano, according to the official announcement.

Are the PJs that the 56th have AFSOC or USAFE? That might have some influence on it, or there again it might not.