B-1s Pulled From RAF Fairford...

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B-1s Pulled From RAF Fairford...

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...Not seeing anything official on this yet, but it looks to be accurate. Whatever the hell is going on with the Van Lads, somebody believes it's prudent.

https://x.com/point_luck/status/2106843807035875595

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...And confirmed:

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/us-pulls-bomb ... 49184.html

If it's to this point, I suspect it will be a very long while until the next Fairford deployment.

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so in one respect, the terrorists(?) won in that they drove the USAF bombers from their forward deployed location.
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The parking spots for the bombers seemed close to the fence line. Like RPG range. Is that normal?
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How much does the collective think this is due to a genuine threat assessment and how much a fear of being embarrassed before the mid-terms?
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And what is the state of the B1 Fleet?
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Zen9 wrote: ↑Mon Oct 05, 2026 3:40 pm And what is the state of the B1 Fleet?
Not great.

Just the threat got the USAF to pullback. I guess they learned after what happened at air bases in the Middle East. This is a strategic win for Iran.
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Zen9 wrote: ↑Mon Oct 05, 2026 3:40 pm And what is the state of the B1 Fleet?
Not great.

Just the threat got the USAF to pullback. I guess they learned after what happened at air bases in the Middle East. This is a strategic win for Iran.
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