AL UDEID AIR BASE, Qatar—Trump visited Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar on Wednesday, the third day of his Middle East tour, delivering a speech to nearly 2,000 soldiers. Trump thanked the troops for making America “incredibly proud.”
Al Udeid Air Base located just southwest of Doha, Qatar, is the largest U.S. military installation in the Middle East. The base can accommodate up to 120 aircraft and 10,000 troops.
The base played a pivotal role during the chaotic U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021, serving as the primary logistical and operational hub for evacuating tens of thousands of people.
It also functioned as a central base for U.S. Central Command’s air campaign against ISIS, coordinating and launching airstrikes and surveillance missions across Iraq and Syria….