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US forces monitor Mideast skies at Qatar base amid World Cup

In this handout photo from the U.S. Air Force, a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III sits at Al-Udeid Air Base in Qatar Nov. 11, 2022. As over a million World Cup fans fill stadiums with cheers and carry heady optimism through the streets of Doha, some 8,000 American troops are running air wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria and other hotspots in the Middle East mere miles away. (U.S. Air Force/Airman 1st Class Andrew Britten, via AP)

In this handout photo from the U.S. Air Force, American service members participate in a live broadcast with the hosts of Fox NFL Sunday during their Salute to Veterans broadcast, Nov. 13, 2022 at Al-Udeid Air Base in Qatar. As over a million World Cup fans fill stadiums with cheers and carry heady optimism through the streets of Doha, some 8,000 American troops are running air wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria and other hotspots in the Middle East mere miles away. (U.S. Air Force/Airman 1st Class Andrew Britten, via AP)

US forces monitor Mideast skies at Qatar base amid World Cup