The Saga of the Bella 1 and the Mysterious U.S. Special Forces Movements

Unusual U.S. Military Activity at RAF Fairford

By Pat Carty. (Editor’s Note: The increased activity by U.S. aircraft in the UK was first noted by OSINT accounts (Twitter) several days ago. Then defense focused news media picked up the story, and now it has garnered the attention of main stream media. Most of the stories are mentioning the sanctioned oil tanker Bella 1 / Marinera as a reason for the pick up of U.S. military activity in the UK.) Following the U.S. military operation on 3 Janua…

The Saga of the Bella 1 and the Mysterious U.S. Special Forces Movements

As rumors swirl over the deployment of 160th SOAR aircraft to the UK as the sanctioned tanker Bella 1, or Marinera, approaches the GIUK gap, let’s look at what we do and don’t know about the bizarre situation. While the world watched the U.S. stage an impressively swift operation to capture Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, […]