I suspect that if this matter is looked into more deeply, operational tempo and requirements are more responsible for this incident than the nature of the airfield. After all, fighter jets are thirsty creatures. Even more so during mock dogfights. If, after a session of mock dogfights you return to your airfield and find it sacked in, it was probably sacked in to start... or a big storm rolled through that you should have seen coming on the forcasts. I suspect they are being pushed to fly sorties in weather that there is no excuse to take risks in. After all, "There is no reason to fly through a thunderstorm in peacetime" doesn't just mean thunderstorms.
We sleep peacefully in our beds at night because rough men stand ready to do violence on our behalf
