US EditionHegseth Announces Qatari Air Force Facility in Idaho
The new facility at Mountain Home Air Force Base will host Qatari F-15 pilots to enhance joint training and strengthen defense ties linked to the Gaza peace deal, officials said.
- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced a deal to build a Qatari Emiri Air Force facility at Mountain Home Air Force Base in Idaho, hosting Qatari F-15s and pilots.
- The facility will allow Qatari pilots to train with U.S. soldiers, marking increased military cooperation with Qatar.
- Political reactions have been mixed, with some critics labeling the announcement as treason and expressing safety concerns about the facility.
- The Qatari government expressed gratitude for its role in peace talks involving Israel and Hamas, further strengthening U.S.-Qatar relations.
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Pentagon will build a training facility for Qatari pilots in Idaho
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US announces it will allow Qatar to build an Air Force facility in Idaho
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced on Friday that the US will allow Qatar to build an Air Force facility at Mountain Home Air Force Base in Idaho, which will host Qatari F-15 fighter jets and pilots who will train alongside US troops.
Hegseth signs deal to open Qatari Air Force facility in Idaho
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, in a Pentagon meeting with Qatari Defense Minister Saoud bin Abdulrahman Al Thani on Friday, signed a deal to open a Qatari Air Force facility at the U.S. Mountain Home Air Force Base in Idaho. The deal is eliciting widespread shock and outrage from a broad ideological spectrum of political figures. The latest deal follows the announcement of sweeping U.S. defensive guarantees to Qatar, similar to those the U.…
Qatar to build new facility at Mountain Home Air Force Base
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KIFI) - Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has signed a Letter of Acceptance to establish a Qatari Amiri Air Force facility at Mountain Home Air Force Base in Idaho. The new facility will host a unit of Qatari F-15 fighter jets and pilots, enhancing joint training capabilities and strengthening military operations between the two nations. "I'm proud to announce that today we're signing a letter of acceptance to build a Qatari Amir…
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