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Royal Air Force Mildenhall, or more simply RAF Mildenhall (IATA: MHZ, ICAO: EGUN), is a Royal Air Force station located near Mildenhall in Suffolk, England.Despite its status as a Royal Air Force station, it primarily supports United States Air Force (USAF) operations, and is currently the home of the 100th Air Refueling Wing (100 ARW).
Between 20 and 26 November 2024, [1] a series of unauthorized drone activities was reported over and near four US Air Force bases in the United Kingdom: RAF Lakenheath, RAF Mildenhall, RAF Feltwell, and RAF Fairford. [2] [3] These installations, located in Suffolk, Norfolk, and Gloucestershire, are critical to US military operations in Europe. [4]
An aerial view of the RAF airfield Mildenhall on October 25, 2017 in Mildenhall, England. Getty Images The entrance of Lakenheath, home of the US Air Force’s 48th Fighter Wing, in eastern England.
Mildenhall is a market town in the civil parish of Mildenhall High, in the West Suffolk district, in the county of Suffolk, England. The town is near the A11, and is 37 mi (60 km) north-west of Ipswich. [2] The large Royal Air Force station, RAF Mildenhall, as well as RAF Lakenheath, are located north of the town.
Roger Smith, a Suffolk-based military aviation enthusiast, told the BBC that he believed the US Air Force pilots had reverted to more secure communication methods in recent days.
The three bases are located within a few miles of each other in eastern England. Since 1992, Mildenhall has been home to the only permanent American wing in Europe that conducts air refueling ...
The 352nd Special Operations Wing is an operational unit of the United States Air Force Special Operations Command currently stationed at RAF Mildenhall, United Kingdom.The unit's heritage dates back to 1944 as an air commando unit.
Lakenheath is home to the 48th Fighter Wing, which the US Air Force describes as the foundation of its combat capability in Europe. Mildenhall hosts the 100th Air Refueling Wing, and Feltwell is a ...