FROM FOX NEWS: Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced Friday that the Pentagon has agreed to host a new Qatari Emiri Air Force facility in Idaho, saying that the nation has played a “core part” in securing the Gaza peace deal.
Hegseth made the announcement during an enhanced honor cordon arrival ceremony at the Pentagon for Qatar’s Minister of Defense Saoud bin Abdulrahman Al Thani.
The new base will host Qatari F-15 fighter jets and pilots, enabling joint training operations with U.S. forces. The location will “enhance our combined training, increase lethality, interoperability,” Hegseth said.
“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,” Hegseth said.
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced Friday that the Pentagon will host a Qatari Emiri Air Force facility in Idaho.
Hegseth said the Trump administration signed an agreement to build the facility at Mountain Home Air Force Base in Elmore County, Idaho.
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DML NewsApp founder Dennis Michael Lynch reacted to the announcement, saying, “Not a fan of this. At all.”
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#NewsAlert | “We are signing a letter of acceptance to build a Qatari Emiri Air Force facility at Mountain Home Airbase in Idaho,” announces US Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth pic.twitter.com/qwN7k9P7jS
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