US EditionQatar To Build F-15 Training Hub at Mountain Home Airbase In Idaho Qatar To Build F-15 Training Hub at Mountain Home Airbase In Idaho
The facility will host Qatari F-15 fighter jets and pilots under a 10-year agreement to enhance joint training and improve combat readiness, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said.
- At a Pentagon press event on Friday, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced a letter of acceptance to build a Qatari Emiri Air Force facility at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho.
- Under the 10-year agreement, Qatar will fund, build and operate the training facility at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, to improve coordination between U.S. and Qatari air forces.
- The facility will host Qatari F-15 fighter jets and pilots who will train alongside U.S. troops, but the Pentagon did not disclose the number of jets or operational date.
- Conservative critics have seized on the plan, linking it to Qatar's donated Boeing 747, while Vice President JD Vance called the reports a 'fake story' on Sunday.
- The Pentagon clarified that the U.S. retains base control in this cooperative training relationship, citing precedents like the Singaporean Air Force and Germany, while legal experts urge transparency.
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JD Vance Trashes ‘Fake Story’ About Qatari Air Force Facility in Idaho
Vice President JD Vance called reporting about a Qatari Air Force facility being built on an American airbase in Idaho a “fake story” during a Sunday morning appearance on Fox News, just two days after Secretary of War Pete Hegseth made an announcement about the facility on Friday. “Today, we’re announcing a letter of acceptance in building a Qatari Emiri Air Force facility at the Mountain Home Air Force Base in Idaho,” declared Hegseth at a pre…
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by Geoffrey Grinder, Now The End Begins: Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced on Friday that the U.S. has approved the establishment of a Qatari Emiri Air Force facility at US base in Idaho When Qatar announced they were giving President Trump a $400 million dollar Boeing luxury jet, it seemed like a gift, extravagant as […]
Qatar To Build F-15 Training Hub at Mountain Home Airbase In Idaho Qatar To Build F-15 Training Hub at Mountain Home Airbase In Idaho
Qatar will construct an air force training facility in the United States under a new bilateral defense arrangement, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced on Friday. The agreement allows the Gulf nation to establish the installation at Mountain Home Airbase in Idaho, marking a deepening of defense cooperation between the two allies. The BBC reports that the center will host Qatari F-15 fighter jets and their pilots for advanced flight tra…
By Natasha Bertrand, CNN Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Friday that the US will allow Qatar to build an Air Force base at Mountain Home Air Force Base in Idaho. The base will house F-15 fighter jets and Qatari pilots who will train alongside US troops. “This site will host a contingent of F-15s and Qatari pilots to enhance our joint training, increase lethality and interoperability,” Hegseth said during a meeting with his Qatari counte…
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