At 04:12 GMT the United Kingdom came under sustained cruise missile attack by the armed forces of the United States. Air defences are engaging. The public should follow the guidance of local authorities and stay away from military installations.
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@DefenceHQ · 16 Feb 2026 · 05:30
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School is open today. I checked at five in the morning because I did not know if that was still automatic.
Thirty children are going to walk into my classroom in two hours and I am going to teach them about the Louisiana Purchase.
My grandfather flew out of Norfolk in 1943. Norfolk, England, not Virginia. He is buried forty minutes from Lakenheath.
We are bombing the country that buried him. I do not have a bigger thought than that and I have been trying to have one since four this morning.
What was happening
16 February 2026 · in the recordPhase I: the first strikes on Britain since 1945148 cruise missiles cross the line of departure at 04:12 GMT. Eighty-four are shot down and sixty-four get through. Newport News is torpedoed and scuttled. Both Vanguards remain un…