Security at a NATO airbase in western Germany has been raised because of intelligence information pointing to a “potential threat.” All staff not essential to missions have been sent home as a precaution. The Geilenkirchen air base, near the border with the Netherlands, is where the alliance’s Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft are based. A NATO post on X, formerly known as Twitter, late on Thursday did not elaborate on the nature of the potential threat. It said that “operations continue as planned.” German police confirmed the deployment of vehicles to the scene on Thursday…