[demlosers]

The U.S. has been flying out of Qatar for years. Wasn't really a secret, just not widely known. Help pre-position equipment to Qatar from SA back in 96.

[Don Joe]

"The U.S. has been flying out of Qatar for years. Wasn't really a secret, just not widely known. Help pre-position equipment to Qatar from SA back in 96."

Well, something is new there since October:

"Andrews was the first American casualty during Operation Enduring Freedom. He died Oct. 10 in a forklift accident while building an airstrip while on deployment in the northern Arabian Peninsula."