People traveled from far and wide to join this protest at RAF Fairford, home of the 501st Combat Support Wing of the US Air Force. We came together to oppose recent actions in Venezuela, Iran and Greenland.
RAF Fairford is a Royal Air Force (RAF) station in Gloucestershire, United Kingdom.
While being an RAF station, Fairford hosts US Air Force personnel.
Since 2019, the base has played host to a Lockheed U-2 Dragon Lady detachment from the 99th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron. It is the USAF's only European airfield for heavy bombers and routinely supports Bomber Task Force operations.
Its most prominent use in recent years has been as an airfield for US Air Force B-52s during the 2003 Iraq War, Operation Allied Force in 1999, and the first Gulf War in 1991.
Recent open-source intelligence highlights increased activity involving 29 C-17 military transport aircraft and 12 refueling tankers of various types had flown into the Middle East region in recent days.
In a show of force, US B-52 bombers have conducted flyovers across the Middle East, signaling 'deterrence' to Iran amid rising nuclear tensions. Departing from Fairford, the bombers executed patrols over allied nations, showcasing interoperability with regional partners.
Meanwhile, Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi issued the most direct threat yet against the US, warning the Islamic Republic would be “firing back with everything we have if we come under renewed attack.”
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