Al Jazeera: US military: No plans to change our posture in Qatar
US Central Command says its flights out of Al-Udeid airbase in Qatar will be unaffected by the Gulf diplomatic crisis.
The US military on Monday lauded Qatar for its "enduring commitment to regional security" and said US flights out of Al-Udeid airbase in Qatar were unaffected by the Gulf diplomatic crisis.
"We've seen no impact to our operations and all flights continue as planned," Lieutenant Colonel Damien Pickart, a spokesman at US Air Forces Central Command, told Reuters.
"The United States and the [anti-Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, US-led] coalition are grateful to the Qataris for their longstanding support of our presence and their enduring commitment to regional security."
The US military's Central Command also said that it has "no plans to change our posture in Qatar".
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