US Military Aircraft Activity At RAF Base In England

LAKENHEATH, ENGLAND - JANUARY 7: (AUDIO OMITTED) A fifth-generation F-35 lands at RAF Lakenheath at sunset on January 7, 2026 in Mildenhall, England. There have been recent reports of increased United States Air Force aircraft arriving at American bases in England this week, including RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire and at RAF Mildenhall in Suffolk. The reports coincide with today’s US seizure of the Marinera (previously called the Bella-1), a Russian-flagged tanker in the North Atlantic, and against the backdrop of statements from US officials, including the president, vowing to acquire Greenland, a self-governed territory of Denmark, a NATO member. (Footage by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)