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RAF Mildenhall Closure Delayed Until At Least 2027
PostPosted:Fri Feb 14, 2020 11:13 pm
by Dave W
forces.net wrote:The closure of RAF Mildenhall has been postponed until at least 2027.
The Suffolk base was set to be closed in 2023.
A US Air Force spokesman at RAF Mildenhall said: "All decisions for the European Infrastructure Consolidation effort that were announced in 2015 are continuing as planned.
"However, the estimated divestiture date of RAF Mildenhall is no earlier than 2027."
The decision to close the base was made in 2015.
However, in 2017, reports emerged that the US Department of Defense was reconsidering its plans.
In 2018, it was announced that more than 500 RAF and US Air Force personnel and their families would move to RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire within the next five years.
Re: RAF Mildenhall Closure Delayed Until At Least 2027
PostPosted:Sat Feb 15, 2020 9:02 am
by CloudHound
Fairford is expanding its operations though. Talks with them in connection with Kemble indicated arrival of Mildenhall assets before 2023.
Re: RAF Mildenhall Closure Delayed Until At Least 2027
PostPosted:Sat Feb 15, 2020 10:11 am
by PeteSpencer
Change of date will fit in nicely for Marshall’s to move in
Re: RAF Mildenhall Closure Delayed Until At Least 2027
PostPosted:Wed Mar 11, 2020 1:43 pm
by Dave W
Plans to move tankers, special operations wing from Mildenhall to Germany are put on holdStars & Stripes wrote:Plans to close RAF Mildenhall in England and move its refueling tankers and a special operations wing to Germany have been put on hold, the Pentagon said this week.
The “action to divest RAF Mildenhall is on pause until U.S. European Command completes a reassessment of the previous closure decision and the U.S. Department of Defense makes a decision on the future of the installation,” a Pentagon official with knowledge of the matter said in a statement Monday.
Re: RAF Mildenhall Closure Delayed Until At Least 2027
PostPosted:Wed Jul 29, 2020 8:56 pm
by Korenwolf
...and today announced that the base will not now be closing.
"the 2,500 airmen based in Mildenhall, United Kingdom, who are responsible for aerial refueling and special operations, and who had been scheduled to re-base to Germany, will remain in the U.K., thus ensuring the uninterrupted readiness and responsiveness of these units."
https://www.defense.gov/newsroom/Speech ... pers-open/
Re: RAF Mildenhall Closure Delayed Until At Least 2027
PostPosted:Wed Jul 29, 2020 9:08 pm
by NDB_hold
Remain in the UK - not necessarily at Mildenhall.
Re: RAF Mildenhall Closure Delayed Until At Least 2027
PostPosted:Wed Jul 29, 2020 9:14 pm
by PeteSpencer
Difficult to imagine they’d want to close down the refuelling wing infrastructure only to re imagine the whole expensive setup somewhere else in the UK
Peter
Re: RAF Mildenhall Closure Delayed Until At Least 2027
PostPosted:Wed Jul 29, 2020 9:19 pm
by Dave W
Whilst not as authoritative a source as @Korenwolf's Defense Department link, (US)
Air Force Magazine says (my bold):
Air Force magazine wrote:Additionally, the 100th Air Refueling Wing, which flies the KC-135 tanker, and 352nd Special Operations Wing will stay at Mildenhall instead of moving to Spangdahlem as planned.
Re: RAF Mildenhall Closure Delayed Until At Least 2027
PostPosted:Wed Jul 29, 2020 9:30 pm
by kanga
I assume the Rivet Joint squadron will still be moving to Fairford, where there has already been infrastructure built in anticipation. However. Trump diverted some DoD funds assigned to it to fund the Mexico border wall.
Re: RAF Mildenhall Closure Delayed Until At Least 2027
PostPosted:Wed Jul 29, 2020 10:12 pm
by Rob P
I presume this means Angela has upset Donnie?
Rob P
Re: RAF Mildenhall Closure Delayed Until At Least 2027
PostPosted:Thu Jul 30, 2020 7:04 am
by CloudHound
More likely her successor?
Re: RAF Mildenhall Closure Delayed Until At Least 2027
PostPosted:Thu Jul 30, 2020 8:05 am
by skydriller
I dont think there is one yet, there hasnt been an election yet has there?... Though she has said she will stand down at the end of this term of office.
Re: RAF Mildenhall Closure Delayed Until At Least 2027
PostPosted:Thu Jul 30, 2020 4:18 pm
by Full Metal Jackass
Rob P wrote:I presume this means Angela has upset Donnie?
Rob P
What was it he called her? Oh yeah, a freeloader. Cos she still isn’t spending 2% GDP on defence whilst cosying up to Russia as their new pipeline is completed.
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Re: RAF Mildenhall Closure Delayed Until At Least 2027
PostPosted:Mon Aug 03, 2020 4:20 am
by Dave W
Official clarification from last week - the closure
isn't going ahead:
BBC News wrote:Capt Spreier said: "There are currently no plans to close RAF Mildenhall."
Re: RAF Mildenhall Closure Delayed Until At Least 2027
PostPosted:Sun Nov 01, 2020 12:47 pm
by Dave W
