WASHINGTON — The U.S. military is moving forward with plans to build a dedicated facility in Idaho to train pilots from Qatar, an important U.S. ally in the Middle East, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Friday.

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the U.S. military is moving forward with plans to build a dedicated facility in Idaho to train pilots from Qatar, an important U.S. ally in the Middle East

He says the facility is to be built at the Mountain Home Air Force Base and will "host a contingent of Qatari F-15s and pilots to enhance our combined training, increase the lethality, interoperability"

Hegeseth made the announcement Friday during a visit by Qatar's defense minister

The arrangement is not unusual; Pentagon officials noted that similar faciliti

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