Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced Friday that the Pentagon agreed to host a new Qatar Air Force facility at a U.S. base in Idaho after the Middle Eastern country played a significant role in negotiating the deal between Israel and Hamas.
Hegseth said during an event that he signed a letter confirming a plan to “build a Qatari Emiri Air Force facility at the Mountain Home Air Base in Idaho,” which is located 40 miles southeast of Boise. He made the announcement alongside Qatari counterpart, Minister of State for Defense Affairs Saoud bin Abdulrahman al-Thani.
“The location will host a contingent of Qatari F-15s and pilots to enhance our combined training, increase lethality, interoperability. It’s just another example of our partnership,” Hegseth added. “And I hope you know, your excellency, that you can count on us.”…