The air traffic control tower at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport was evacuated for a time Friday night after a fire alarm and a gas smell were detected, according to a statement from the Federal Aviation Administration. “Just keep taxiing V then F,” one controller told a pilot according to a recording by LiveATC.net. “Were evacuating, so we are going ATC …
Read More »Qatar Facility at U.S. Air Force Base in Idaho Sparks Controversy The Wall Street Journal US announces it will allow Qatar to build an Air Force facility in Idaho CNN Hegseth announces Qatar will build air force facility at U.S. base in Idaho CBS News Pentagon chief Hegseth announces Qatari Air Force facility at Idaho base Al Jazeera Things to know about the Qatar …
Read More »What to know about Idaho’s Mountain Home base, home to Qatar’s new air force station Axios US announces it will allow Qatar to build an Air Force facility in Idaho CNN Hegseth announces Qatar will build air force facility at U.S. base in Idaho CBS News Pentagon chief Hegseth announces Qatari Air Force facility at Idaho base Al Jazeera Things to know about the …
Read More »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, social media posts began popping up online from people across the political spectrum expressing outrage at the concept of a foreign military base on American soil. …
Read More »Qatar to build air force facility on U.S. base in Idaho Axios US announces it will allow Qatar to build an Air Force facility in Idaho CNN Hegseth announces new Qatari air force facility in Idaho, following partnership in Gaza peace deal Fox News Hegseth announces Qatar will build air force facility at U.S. base in Idaho CBS News Activist Laura Loomer blasts Pentagon …
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Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced on Friday that the US will allow Qatar to build an Air Force facility at Mountain Home Air Force Base in Idaho, which will host Qatari F-15 fighter jets and pilots who will train alongside US troops. “The location will host a contingent of Qatari F-15s and pilots to enhance our combined training, increase …
Read More »Even though the U.S. has a stark shortage of air traffic controllers, ones who call in sick instead of working without a paycheck during the federal government shutdown risk being fired, the U.S. transportation secretary warned. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said this week that he understands the controllers’ frustrations and worries. But during an appearance Thursday on Fox Business, he …
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The US has finalised an agreement that will allow Qatar to build an air force facility in Idaho, US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has announced. He said the facility – where pilots from the Gulf state would be trained to fly F-15 fighter jets – would be established at the Mountain Home Airbase in the north-western US state. “It’s just …
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U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Qatar’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman al-Thani present a signed agreement as they meet at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., U.S., October 10, 2025. Ken Cedeno | Reuters Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Friday announced an agreement to build a Qatari Emiri Air Force facility at a U.S. …
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Washington — 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 …
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