Bahrain Mirror - Reuters: Two U.S. Navy vessels arrived in Doha to take part in a joint military exercise with the Qatari Emiri Navy on Wednesday, Qatar news agency QNA reported.

Qatar hosts the biggest U.S. military base in the Middle East with 11,000 troops deployed to or assigned to al Udeid Air Base. More than 100 aircraft operate from there.

The crews of the two vessels were received by Qatari navy officers, QNA said, citing a statement from the country's defense ministry.

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