23-11-2024 09:36 PM Jerusalem Timing

US Military to Close Air Base in Britain: Pentagon

US Military to Close Air Base in Britain: Pentagon

The US military will close a major air base in Britain and withdraw from more than a dozen installations as part of a reorganization of forces in Europe, the Pentagon said Thursday.

PentagonThe US military will close a major air base in Britain and withdraw from more than a dozen installations as part of a reorganization of forces in Europe, the Pentagon said Thursday.

US operations at RAF Mildenhall in Britain will end and the money-saving consolidation plan will result "in a slight decrease in our force levels" in the region but no loss to American military power, the Pentagon said in a statement.