Hegseth says US will host Qatari air force facility in Idaho

The Hill ^ | 10/10/25 | by Filip Timotija

[sheik yerbouty]

It’s a mystery!

[SuperLuminal]

Hopefully, Idahoans will notify us if they start training Qatar camel drivers using American landmarks as practice...

[Truthsearcher]

It’s a “facility”, which means some housing and training areas.

They are not building an Qatari airbase there with foreign military jets.

Probably to keep them off staying in the US military base so they don’t get exposed to what we don’t want them to get access to.
People need to get a grip.

[ETCM]

I get the impression that Trump and Hegseth are setting this up to get Qatar to underwrite the costs of the USAF transitioning into the new Silent Eagle

The USAF is buying the F-15EX, which is based on the F-15QA built specifically for Qatar (and it's predecessor the F-15SA for Saudi Arabia). I don't believe we will buy the Silent Eagle. So, Qatar and KSA did fund some of the development of the F-15EX.

[irishjuggler]

LOL. It’$ $uch a great un$olved my$tery why U$ government official$ would be $o friendly to gazillionaire$ from Qatar, UAE, $audi Arabia etc. No one understand$ why thi$ happen$. It’$ ju$t one of tho$e thing$ that no one can explain... like the Loch Ne$$ Mon$ter or $tonehenge.

[wardaddy]

You should fear Islam
Christian Arabs no issues

That said freepers should inform themselves about this before the knee jerk sound and fury

[Fury]

Good point. Similar I suppose to the USMC Combined Arms Training Center and JSDF Camp Takigahara in Gotemba, Japan.

[gildafarrell]

Why? Isn’t Qatari one of the supporters of worldwide terrorism? And we’re giving them free rein here? Not a good idea.

[rfp1234]

That will make Tucker Qatarlson happy.

[mbrfl]

This is basically a reward for Qatari assistance in bringing Hamas to the negotiating table and their help in brokering the peace deal. Qatar was the last significant ally of Hamas in the region. I’m not going to say I’m thrilled with this, but it may have been promised to Qatar for their help in negotiations. Is this too big a price to pay for a peace deal that has the potential to transform the region in a very positive way? I don’t know. Time will tell.

[rdcbn1]

Yeah, you are right. I got the name wrong on the F-15EX - my bad.

That said, the deal with Qatar should provide revenues to offset the costs of transition training and support of the new F-15EX aircraft entering the fleet.

The Trump Administration is very focused on every single funding source possible to support our military

[ETCM]

And I’m sure Qatar is paying top dollar for the training they will get. Our FMS programs are never cheap, but they are buying some premium options here.

[Bratch]

President Trump Sending 200 U.S. Experts in Transportation, Planning, Security, Logistics and Engineering to Establish Gaza Coordination Center

October 10, 2025 | Sundance 

As noted by President Trump during his remarks about the regional state leaders requesting that he personally head the “Gaza Board of Peace,” it is only USA President Trump the regional stakeholder’s trust.

Together with the USA and Israel, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, the UAE and Qatar have tentatively constructed a ceasefire and peace plan that is contingent upon President Trump as the fulcrum to balance all interests.  This puts President Trump in an exceptionally important position.  This balance is also why only Donald Trump can pull this off.

As the difficult challenge begins, the preliminary objectives – the ‘how to do this‘ – aspect starts to surface.  As noted by the Associated Press, President Trump is sending 200 experts in transportation, planning, security, logistics and engineering from the U.S. military to frame out a “civil-military coordination center” in Israel.

The coordination center will include partner nations, nongovernmental organizations and private-sector experts.  The regional states will supplement and support the center as the transitional hub for immediate reconstruction and humanitarian aid.  It is likely President Trump will need to select and appoint members to the Gaza Board of Peace as this coordination center gets up and running.

As this process unfolds, Israeli President Benjamin Netanyahu is likely to get angered by a predictable stiff-arm from President Trump.  The regional stakeholders will be watching this dynamic closely.  Domestically, this will be very interesting to watch play out.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States is sending about 200 troops to Israel to help support and monitor the ceasefire deal in Gaza as part of a team that includes partner nations, nongovernmental organizations and private-sector players, U.S. officials said Thursday.

The officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss details that were not authorized for release, said U.S. Central Command is going to establish a “civil-military coordination center” in Israel that will help facilitate the flow of humanitarian aid as well as logistical and security assistance into the territory wracked by two years of war.

The remarks provide some of the first details on how the ceasefire deal would be monitored and that the U.S. military would have a role in that effort.

After Israel and Hamas agreed to the first phase of a Trump administration plan to halt the fighting, a litany of questions remain on next steps, including Hamas disarmament, a withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza and a future government in the territory.

One of the officials said the new team will help monitor implementation of the ceasefire agreement and the transition to a civilian government in Gaza. (read more)

The predictable response from domestic U.S-Israel interests is likely to follow the same pattern we see unfolding in the recent decision by the Dept of Defense to help train Qataris on the F-15 purchase.

(Via MJUltra) “The U.S. and Qatar signed an agreement to establish a Qatari Emiri Air Force training facility at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, for joint training with Qatari F-15 jets and pilots, leveraging Qatar’s role in peace talks and prior defense deals.”

• U.S.-Qatar deal: Qatari Air Force training facility at Idaho base for joint F-15 training.

The Dept of War has authorized Qatar to build a training facility at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho.  This is not a Qatari base in the U.S, but rather a hosted training contingent under U.S. military control.

This is similar to the Tyndall Air Force base in Florida where Qatar military already trains, or to Singapore’s F-15 training at Mountain Home, Idaho, since 2009, or the Dutch F-16 training facility in New Mexico.  This is not an unusual set up as it permits training while the Dept of War can control strategic tech and intel systems at home.

Qatar’s massive $12 billion F-15 purchase requires U.S-based training and Mountain Home’s infrastructure suits this need perfectly.  The joint training is routine.  The bottom line is the joint Qatar-U.S. training facility is not controversial; however, domestically the voices of Israeli influencers are already going bananas.

[ETCM]

I have a feeling Trump’s long term plan includes rich Qataris, Saudis and Jordanians owning 10’s of billions of dollars of properties in Gaza. Posh skyscrapers and luxury beach resorts. Dubai on the Med. Expensive assets they don’t want to see destroyed by IDF bombs and missiles. A little skin in the game for the Arab Royals.

[mbrfl]

That makes a lot of sense. I think you’re on to something.

[rdcbn1]

Qatar already has these planes.

In fact, our F-15EX is modified version of the existing Qatar F-15 QA and the first few production F-15EX planes were actually planes slated for delivery to Qatar that were modded to EX specs

I'd rather have the Qatar F-15s based here where we can keep an eye on them

Qatar is going to pay huge money for this but it will be worth every cent and much of money will go to supporting our own F15EX fleet. We live in a world of budget constraints and every bit helps

[Bob Wills is still the king]

Didn’t Trump tell us the Quataris were a long standing and large funders for terrorists, including the Arab Brotherhood?

[Bob Wills is still the king]

“We’ve been training Middle Easterners in this country for decades. I used to issue flightline badges at Nellis AFB in 1970 to Saudis, Jordanian etc. It’s actually better that they have their own self funded facilities than the American taxpayer paying for their training. Plus their training on F-15’s not F-35’s.”
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True, but we didn’t used to let them build their own permanent dedicated facilities for intelligence gathering.

[gnarledmaw]

Going to AIDES? Theres more to it than that. Its money supposedly flowing to other countries for other things.

Qatar promises the money will be used for one thing but it certainly could be applied to another cause.

[hcmama]

"Why can’t our country just tend to and mind our own business?"

Yes.

Also, stop bringing in people who want to import their ancient feuds and blood rivalries to our shores.

Screw that