Suspected unauthorized drone activity over US base in UK; no casualties

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Security forces at the US Air Force base at Lakenheath in eastern England responded to suspected unauthorized drone activity over the base, and the team took cover. The US military said there were no casualties and no damage.

An order for personnel to take cover was issued following the incident, according to details shared in reports about the event, and the incident ended without damage to aircraft or infrastructure. Forces at the base are operating on heightened alert due to a threat attributed to Iran.

The incident occurs days after the US evacuated aircraft from other bases in Britain following a threat from Iran. The base said sirens were sounded during the incident, and a spokesperson for the US Army's European Command said the military is taking "all measures" to protect its personnel.