(The Center Square) – U.S. bombers being moved back to the U.S. from the UK are the latest in American military assets being shifted in Europe, as Secretary of War Pete Hegseth told The Center Square that he expects more troops to be moved back to the Western Hemisphere from Europe.
The Pentagon confirmed all the bombers have been moved from the Royal Air Force Base in Fairford, UK, following an alleged foiled attack on the base last weekend.
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