The B-2s of the Bomber Task Force deployed to RAF Fairford paid visit to another strategic base in the region. The B-2A “Spirit of Mississippi” (82-1071), one of the three stealth bombers deployed to ...

As explained in a previous post, one of the two NASA’s WB-57Fs, after performing test activities at Nellis AFB, arrived at Lajes Field, Azores, on Mar. 5, 2012. Local spotter and photographer Leandro ...

On September 28, a Full-Scale Exercise was held at Lajes Field with the aim of renewing the certification for the use of the aeronautical infrastructure as an international airport. The exercise ...

Marco Rubio arrived in Portugal to discuss security ties and the use of Lajes Field. The visit highlights Lisbon's support ...

American airmen are being warned not to use water from some Portuguese Air Force-maintained buildings at an airfield in the Azores amid an outbreak of Legionella bacteria. According to an email shared ...

Over the past year, I have written several times about the Pentagon’s decision to draw down US forces at Lajes Field in the Azores, a strategic mid-Atlantic archipelago, even though China has ...

Officials at Lajes Field, Azores, are still trying to repair about $75,000 in damages from strong winds last week. Winds of 89 miles per hour were recorded at the U.S. Air Force base on Feb. 13, and ...

RAF MILDENHALL, England — A lucky Lajes Field airman out-bluffed and out-witted his competition to walk away with a $1,000 Army and Air Force Exchange Service gift card. Staff Sgt. Kevin Jordan, who ...

Share using Native tools ShareCopied to clipboard Share on Mail (Opens in new window) Mail A bipartisan group of lawmakers is concerned that the Defense Department’s plans to reduce the military and ...

After I visited the Azores over Thanksgiving, I was struck by the degree of the U.S. draw down from its longtime presence at Lajes Field, especially given China’s quite open desire to lease the ...