On Oct. 5 Rubio said the US removal of bombers from RAF Fairford was not directly tied to a prior security incident, and that the Pentagon routinely adjusts deployments and rotates personnel and aircraft as operational needs dictate. That comment follows a Oct. 4 US announcement that all B-1 bombers had been withdrawn from RAF Fairford over security concerns that the base could be a potential terror target.

2026-10-06

On Oct. 5 Rubio said the US removal of bombers from RAF Fairford was not directly tied to a prior security incident, and that the Pentagon routinely adjusts deployments and rotates personnel and aircraft as operational needs dictate. That comment follows a Oct. 4 US announcement that all B-1 bombers had been withdrawn from RAF Fairford over security concerns that the base could be a potential terror target.