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Here’s a look at Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar:
Al Udeid hosts thousands of service members
The base hosts thousands of U.S. service members and served as a major staging ground for the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.—Meg Kinnard, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2025 Here’s a look at Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar:
The sprawling facility hosts thousands of U.S. service members and served as a major staging ground for the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.—Preston Fore, Fortune, 24 June 2025 Al-Udeid Air Base, a sprawling facility that hosts the forward headquarters of the U.S. military’s Central Command, was a major staging ground during the U.S. wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.—Aamer Madhani, Chicago Tribune, 23 June 2025 What these shows all shared was a sense of the hearth as the staging ground for mild pranks and cute, low-stakes antics.—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 1 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for staging ground
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