U.S. removes B-1 bombers from U.K. airbase targeted in suspected plot: Pentagon

The United States removed its B-1 bombers from a U.K. airbase one week after several men were arrested there ‌on suspicion of preparing terrorist acts, a Pentagon official said on Sunday.

A dozen B-1 bombers were stationed at RAF Fairford air base, located northwest of London. The ​planes had been used for U.S. strikes on Iran.

"While operational security precluded us from confirming ​the movement of our assets and forces in ⁠real-time, we ⁠can acknowledge now that all ‌U.S. bombers that were deployed to RAF Fairford have re-deployed to their home stations in the United States," a Pentagon spokesperson wrote in an ⁠email. ---More...

???? WHEN YOUR ALLY LETS EVERY SUSPECT WALK, YOU BRING YOUR BOMBERS HOME. The U.S. just pulled every B-1 out of RAF Fairford after Britain released all six men arrested over the suspected plot on the base, including a dual UK-Iranian national. The British government itself says there are strong signs Iran was behind it, and they still handed out bail. Trump said he never would have let them go, and he's right. American troops and American aircraft don't stay where the host country won't take a threat seriously.

— Gunther Eagleman™ (@GuntherEagleman)October 4, 2026