West Suffolk MP Nick Timothy stated that precautionary measures were implemented after a defense minister informed him that civilian areas were never targeted. The warning coincided with the departure of more than 12 US Air Force aircraft from the Suffolk base earlier in the week. This activity comes several weeks after American bombers were pulled from RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire following a suspected Iran-linked security incident. The base remains a key strategic hub housing around 3,000 military personnel roughly 80 miles north of London.
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Local civilians and surrounding infrastructure were never targeted during the recent secu…: Local civilians and surrounding infrastructure were never targeted during the recent security incident, according to defense officials.
Base maneuvers and defensive actions carried out at the site were characterized as purely…: Base maneuvers and defensive actions carried out at the site were characterized as purely precautionary steps.
Residents have been urged to stay vigilant and report unusual behavior despite limits on…: Residents have been urged to stay vigilant and report unusual behavior despite limits on publicly releasable intelligence.
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An MP said the government has confirmed there was a threat to RAF Mildenhall in Suffolk but not to the town itself.
More than 12 US Air Force aircraft left RAF Mildenhall weeks after the US withdrew its bombers from RAF Fairford over a suspected Iran-linked security incident.
Nick Timothy, the West Suffolk Conservative MP, said: "I spoke to a defence minister again last night and she confirmed to me that a threat was to the base and not to the town's civilians or civilian infrastructure.
"She also told me the threat was not imminent and the action that was taken was precautionary."
RAF Mildenhall is home to the 100th Air Refuelling Wing, the only permanent US air refuelling wing in Europe.
About 3,000 military personnel are stationed at the base, which is about 80 miles (130km) north of London.
Timothy said: "Information is still being kept very tight and obviously it's about national security, so there are limits to what the Ministry of Defence and US Air Force are likely to say publicly."
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