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The Pentagon Has Authorized Another Country To Deploy A Military Facility To The U.S.

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The Pentagon Has Authorized Another Country To Deploy A Military Facility To The U.S.
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This is the first time this has happened in history.

Qatar plans to build its own air force facility at the U.S. Mountain Home Air Force Base in Idaho. The base will train pilots of Qatari F-15 fighter jets and will also house Qatari aircraft, Axios reported.

The U.S. and Qatar jointly announced plans to build an air base in Mountain Home on Oct. 10. This signals a significant deepening of relations between the countries after the White House provided Qatar with unprecedented security guarantees.

It is noted that this will not specifically be a military base. The Qatari facility will be on the territory of the US Air Force base and under American jurisdiction, a source told the publication.

Discussions were held during the administration of the 46th US President Joseph Biden. And during the first term of US President Donald Trump, in 2017, Qatar ordered 36 advanced F-15 fighter jets worth $12 billion. However, Qatar's ability to conduct exercises is extremely limited due to the small size of the country and the nature of the terrain.

The interesting point is that Qatar will be building the facility from scratch. No American ally has had that right up to this point. However, Qatar's media attaché to the U.S., Ali Al-Ansari, explained to the publication - this will not be a Qatar Air Force airbase in the usual sense.

"Qatar has made a 10-year commitment to build and maintain a specialized facility at a U.S. airbase designed to enhance skills and interoperability.... This represents a continuation of the expression of the strong defense partnership between Qatar and the United States," he said.

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