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appleannie1

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Fri Oct 10, 2025, 01:57 PM Friday

Hegseth announces Qatar will build air force facility at U.S. base in Idaho [View all]

Washington — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Friday announced a finalized agreement that will allow the Qatari Emiri Air Force to build a facility at the Mountain Home Air Force Base in Idaho.

The agreement, which Hegseth announced alongside Qatari Minister of Defense Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman Al Thani at the Pentagon, will allow Qatari pilots to receive training alongside U.S. soldiers. There are no foreign military bases in the U.S., but some foreign militaries do maintain a presence for training. The Singaporean Air Force also has a presence at the Mountain Home base.

Hegseth said he is "proud that today we're signing a letter of acceptance to build a Qatari Emiri Air Force Facility at the Mountain Home Air Base in Idaho."
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/hegseth-qatar-air-force-facility-us-base-idaho/

Gee, that should go over big with the MAGA crowd. They hate Muslims and now they will have their own air base and planes to fly all over the US. Hmmmm.

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