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Who decides US base movements?
While the UK hosts US military bases like Mildenhall, operational control of US assets, such as these tanker planes, rests with the US military. They can relocate aircraft based on their own threat assessments, even if the Ministry of Defence declines to comment directly on the reasons. This reflects the sovereign nature of their forces.
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