Idaho News 6 | By Sahana Patel
MOUNTAIN HOME, Idaho — Idaho Congressman Russ Fulcher has reached out to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, expressing his disappointment about being left out of discussions regarding a new Qatar Emiri Air Force facility coming to Mountain Home Air Force Base.
In a letter to state lawmakers, Fulcher stated that he requested a briefing on the partnership after learning about it through an announcement made on October 10. The Congressman detailed his concerns further during a phone town hall on Tuesday.
"Frankly, I was not aware of, and I don't think our delegation was aware of either, that it progressed to that point where there'd been a tentative agreement to make that happen," Fulcher said.
According to Fulcher, Qatar will station 12 F-15s at the base for 10 years and will fund the operations themselves.
"This is all at their expense, so in terms of the expenditures, that's not coming out of US taxpayers," Fulcher said.
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