Biden Kicks Off UK Tour  

CORNWALL, ENGLAND - U.S. President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden arrived in Newquay, Cornwall, Wednesday evening in anticipation of the G-7 summit, which starts Friday.

Biden kicked off his United Kingdom visit earlier Wednesday with remarks to U.S. troops stationed at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, an air force station in Suffolk. The military base is used almost exclusively by American soldiers and home to the U.S. Air Force 100th Air Refueling Wing. "Thank you. We owe you. We're so damn proud of you," said Biden, noting the sacrifices that service members and their families have made. "You are the solid steel spine of the United States. You are not only warriors. You are diplomats and bridge builders." Biden spoke of his agenda at the G-7, NATO and European Union summits in the days ahead, as well as his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin next week.