In October 2025, the U.S. government announced it would allow the nation of Qatar to build a military base in Idaho. Qatar is not building a military base — it is funding the construction of new ...

MOUNTAIN HOME, Idaho (KIVI) — Mountain Home city officials held a press conference Tuesday to address questions about last week's announcement of a new Qatar Emiri Air Force training facility at ...

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced Friday that the Qatari Air Force will send personnel to Elmore County, as the Mountain Home Air Force Base is set to host fighter pilots. Idaho Congressman Mike ...

BOISE, Idaho(AP) — When U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Friday morning that the federal government had reached an agreement with Qatar to build a facility at an Air Force base in Idaho, ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, center, welcomes Qatar Minister of Defense Sheikh Saoud Al Thani to the Pentagon on Friday, Oct. 10, 2025, in Washington. Hegseth announced at the meeting with Qatari ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Qatar would fund the construction of a facility to host Qatari F-15 fighter jets and pilots, who will train alongside U.S. troops at Mountain Home Air Force ...

The commander of the U.S. Air Force’s 366th Fighter Wing told a committee of Idaho legislators on Friday that an initial contingent of about 50 Qatari Emiri Air Force personnel could arrive for ...