A military exercise, which involves air-to-air combat, is set to take place with the RAF, US Air Force, and Norway amid heightened tensions over Greenland.
From Monday, January 29, until Thursday, January 29 and from Monday, February 2, until Thursday, February 5, Exercise Point Blank will take place.
The exercise will feature RAF Mildenhall and RAF Lakenheath, with the latter organising the operation.
This operation happens quarterly; this time, however, the operation comes as President Donald Trump is maintaining pressure on the UK and European allies over Greenland, which is operated autonomously as part of the Kingdom of Denmark.
There is an expected 90 aircraft taking part in the exercise, which will take place mainly in northern England and Scotland.
Previously, squadron leader Fordham, the RAF's exercise coordinator, said: "Exercise Point Blank is a hugely valuable training opportunity for the RAF.
"It allows us to practice integrating with fighters from the UK’s closest ally and other NATO partners, going up against a range of simulated modern air and surface-air threats.
"The different aircraft types each have their own strengths and weaknesses, but when combined together our lethality and survivability however is greatly increased. The only way to generate this formidable allied capability is to regularly train together, developing and improving our tactics."
RAF Lakenheath was recently in the news due to a $264 million scheme, which could see the base become capable of storing nuclear weapons.
Reports had claimed the US Pentagon has carried out "detailed assessments" of RAF Lakenheath's suitability as a nuclear facility.
The transformation includes knocking down several buildings, creating intelligence facilities and increasing the number of personnel on site.
It is expected that these upgrades will take some time, with nuclear weapons not expected for several years.
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