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Fleet of heavily armed US military planes land in England
At least 14 C-17 Globemasters and two AC-130J Ghostriders landed at RAF bases to support special forces operations amid escalating US military actions, officials said.
- Since Saturday, at least 14 C-17 Globemaster transport aircraft and two AC-130J Ghostrider gunships have landed at RAF Fairford, RAF Mildenhall and RAF Lakenheath, bases shared with the US Air Force.
- Shortly after the weekend raid that seized President Nicolás Maduro, the transports are rumoured to carry at least five MH-60M Black Hawk helicopters and one MH-47G Chinook from bases tied to the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment .
- The C-17 Globemaster have turbofan engines, carry payloads exceeding 150,000lb, allow parachuting, and several moved onward to Ramstein .
- The UK Ministry of Defence said it would not comment on operational activity, while American military activity in the UK appears to be in preparation for further operations including possible raids on a sanctioned oil tanker tracked from Venezuela or actions against Islamic State.
- A KC-135R Stratotanker landed in Mildenhall on Tuesday as European leaders urged the US to stop threats amid rising Iran tensions and 35 Iranian demonstrators killed, President Donald Trump said he might "occupy the island.
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