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Officials say 5 prisoners sought by US in a swap with Iran left Tehran
The exchange was expected to take place after nearly $6 billion in once-frozen Iranian assets reached Qatar.
By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press
US Space Force deploys to vast new frontier: Arabian Desert
Space Force now has a squadron of 20 airmen stationed at Qatar’s Al-Udeid Air Base in its first foreign deployment.
Taliban say peace talks with Afghan team to start Saturday
The long-awaited peace talks between the Taliban and the Afghan government’s negotiating team are to begin on Saturday in the Gulf Arab state of Qatar, the Taliban and Qatar’s foreign ministry said Thursday.
Demanding positive change
After enduring online harassment after being featured in an article about siblings who serve, an Air Force staff sergeant says in this commentary that the military must not tolerate negative and harassing comments.
By Staff Sgt. Heather Fejerang
Air Force C-17s delivering relief to Beirut following deadly explosion
The first of at least three Air Force supply missions today brought 11 pallets of food, water, and medical supplies to Lebanon in the wake of Tuesday's deadly blast.
By Harm Venhuizen
Pentagon unveils new policy for 12-month, unaccompanied tours to Iraq, Arabian Peninsula
The policy shift also means that military families will no longer accompany service members in Qatar and Bahrain.
By Diana Stancy
Soldier dies in non-combat incident while deployed to Qatar
A noncommissioned officer died of an unreleased cause March 14.
After ISIS: How the Air Force’s CENTCOM mission is changing
After five years of hard fighting to beat back ISIS, the Air Force is transitioning to a new role in the Middle East.
Warships sortie, 7th Fleet preps for typhoon
Storm might bring 30 inches of rain, strong winds to Japan.
Air Force identifies Air Force civilian casualty
Jason Zaki, 32, was deployed to the 609th Air Operations Center from the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., the Air Force said. He was in Qatar supporting Middle East operations.
By Diana Stancy