Qatar will build an Air Force facility at Idaho's Mountain Home Airbase to host its F-15 jets and train pilots, the U.S. and Qatar jointly announced on Friday.

Why it matters: This is another signal of the deepening U.S.-Qatar relationship. Earlier this month, the Trump administration extended Qatar an unprecedented security guarantee.

Reality check: This won't be a military base like the ones the U.S. has in Qatar and around the world. • Laura Loomer and other MAGA figures expressed shock and outrage after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced the forthcoming "Qatari Emiri Air Force facility" on Friday morning, alongside his Qatari counterpart. • But the facility Qatar is building will be within a U.S. air base and under U.S. jurisdiction, a source familiar with the agreement tol

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