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Happy Hoosier

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15. My experience....

Reply to angrychair (Reply #8)

Fri Oct 10, 2025, 12:22 PM

Oct 10

was that Germany had a facility at Holloman AFB (used for EW training), and Saudi had a Mountain Home facility for their F-15 pilots. Could be that one or both are gone now, but my point is such facilities are not unusual for nations that need to train their people on US produced equipment.

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Qatar to build an Air Force Base in Idaho [View all] angrychair Oct 10 OP

WTF? I've never heard of such a thing even being considered before. Vinca Oct 10 #1

They probably gave a pile of money to Bettie Oct 10 #5

Not that I'm aware...but... angrychair Oct 10 #6

From what I read somewhere else it seems more like a training facility JI7 Oct 10 #2

It is of sorts angrychair Oct 10 #11

Is it possible that the Qataris will be living on base, Ilsa Oct 10 #20

well, it seems this is Trumps trade for the plane. IMHO riversedge Oct 10 #27

FWIW, this is not a big deal. Happy Hoosier Oct 10 #3

Couldn't find one for SA angrychair Oct 10 #8

My experience.... Happy Hoosier Oct 10 #15

Training I get angrychair Oct 10 #17

Yeah , no big deal. CivicGrief Oct 10 #9

K&R for, disgusting regime has no bottom. UTUSN Oct 10 #4

Hegseth enabling a muslim invasion of the US Bernardo de La Paz Oct 10 #7

Exactly. CivicGrief Oct 10 #12

It gets more and more bizarre NameAlreadyTaken Oct 10 #10

Slaves to ME streamlined Clouds Passing Oct 10 #13

Proxy military to suppress dissent/opposition. Wuddles440 Oct 10 #14

WTF!!!! nt doc03 Oct 10 #16

At first I thought, what's the big deal? Let them build a base for our Air Force! Then I read the post. Glorious bastard Oct 10 #18

wtf AllaN01Bear Oct 10 #19

So can you imagine the outrage and screaming if President Obama and President Biden allowed this to happen? kimbutgar Oct 10 #21

The sales agreement for the planes was signed in 2017 under Trump Abnredleg Oct 10 #26

Will the Qataris get sovereign status at this facility. Prairie_Seagull Oct 10 #22

No Abnredleg Oct 10 #28

Thank you Abnredleg. nt Prairie_Seagull Oct 10 #29

Yes. Making and selling weapons is big business CivicGrief Oct 10 #34

What the actual everlasting fuck is going on with these fucking fuckity fucks ms liberty Oct 10 #23

the repugs are selling the country out Nigrum Cattus Oct 10 #24

The 9/11 pilots got private flight school training here and there DFW Oct 10 #25

Back in the late 70's when I was going through Hey Joe Oct 10 #30

Mega is freaking out about this bob4460 Oct 10 #31

They served their purpose. Now, who cares what they think? nt Buns_of_Fire Oct 10 #32

Idaho. This could get interesting. A state full of MAGATs and "sovereign citizens". roamer65 Oct 10 #33

anyone want to even dare to imagine what the reaction would be if Biden let a mideast country establish a base in Idaho? Takket Oct 10 #35

Will his gifted "Allah Force One" be able to land there? RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Oct 10 #36