Secretary Of War Pete Hegseth Announces Qatar’s Air Force Will Build A Facility At Military Base In Idaho

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To be honest, this move doesn’t sit well with me.

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has announced Qatar’s Air Force has received approval to build a facility at a U.S. Air Force base in Idaho.

The location of the new facility will be at Mountain Home Air Base in Idaho.

The agreement between the U.S. and Qatar will also allow pilots for the the Qatari Emiri Air Force to train alongside U.S. troops.

CBS News reported more inside information on the move by the Pentagon:

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.”

“The location will host a contingent of Qatari F-15’s and pilots to enhance our combined training, increase lethality, interoperability, it’s just another example of our partnership,” Hegseth said. “And I hope you know, your excellency, that you can count on us.”

The move is another demonstration of the Trump administration’s increasingly close relationship with Qatar.

Watch Hegseth make the announcement here:

Hegseth and a Qatari official just announced it live on camera. pic.twitter.com/yTjV2HabLh

— Dominic Michael Tripi (@DMichaelTripi) October 10, 2025

Time reported Hegseth also thanked Qatar for the role they played in getting a peace agreement between Israel and Hamas:

The announcement came as Hegseth thanked Qatar for its role in peace talks between Israel and Hamas. Qatar, along with the United States and Egypt, helped mediate the cease-fire negotiations that were held in Egypt this week. President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that Israel and Hamas had agreed to the first phase of a cease-fire deal.

“No one other than President Trump could have achieved the peace—what we believe will be a lasting peace—in Gaza, and Qatar played a substantial role from the beginning, working with our folks to make sure that came about,” Hegseth said on Friday.

By Friday, Israel pulled its troops back to agreed positions in the Gaza Strip. Hamas has 72 hours to release the remaining 48 Israeli hostages, 20 of whom are thought to still be alive, under the terms of the deal.

At the end of September, Trump signed an Executive Order stating that the “United States shall regard any armed attack on the territory, sovereignty, or critical infrastructure of the State of Qatar as a threat to the peace and security of the United States.”

Watch the full meeting Hegseth had with Qatar officials here:

WATCH LIVE: Hegseth meets with Qatar's minister of defense as Israel and Hamas begin ceasefire https://t.co/Y4JlTdAswC

— PBS News (@NewsHour) October 10, 2025

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