Paulo Portas: Lajes is essential for Portugal and United States relations –...
Portuguese Foreign Minister Paulo Portas said Friday the United States air force base on Lajes, in the Azores, is essential for relations between the two countries at a time Washington is assessing the...
View ArticleTerceira: U.S. to reduce military presence at Lajes Air Field – Azores
The United States Government has informed the Portuguese Government that the U.S. Air Force has already ratified a proposal to significantly reduce its military presence at the Lajes Air Field, on...
View ArticleTerceira: More than 400 military and 500 family members to leave Lajes – Azores
More than 400 military personnel and 500 family members will leave Lajes Air Field, on Terceira island, Azores, by the end of fiscal 2014, the U.S. Air Force announced Thursday. According to a U.S. Air...
View ArticleLajes: Leon Panetta visiting Lisbon next week – Portugal
The U.S. Secretary of Defense, Leon Panetta, will visit Portugal next week to discuss the future of Lajes Air Field, on Terceira, Azores, according to Portuguese Defense Minister Jose Pedro...
View ArticleLeon Panetta: U.S. committed to minimize economic impact on Terceira – Azores
U.S. Secretary of Defense, Leon Panetta, expressed the U.S. “total commitment” to minimize the consequences for the island of Terceira following the reduction of its military presence in the Lajes Air...
View ArticleTerceira: China’s interest in strategic Lajes Field unfolding – Azores
Evidence of Chinese fleets routinely patrolling the Atlantic Ocean, near the Azores, is raising speculation that China may have thrown an eye on the military Lajes Air Field, on Terceira Island,...
View ArticleLajes: President Vasco Cordeiro warns U.S. of challenges ahead – Boston, MA
Speaking in Boston, on Tuesday, the President of the Regional Government of the Azores, Vasco Cordeiro, warned Washington that the friendship and cooperation between Portugal and the United States...
View ArticleTerceira: US Congress voted opposing limiting military presence in Lajes –...
On Friday, June 14, the U.S. House of Representatives voted on and passed a bill which includes a limitation in reducing U.S. military presence at the Lajes Air Field, on Terceira, Azores. The bill now...
View ArticleAzores: US Senate votes in favor of reassessing Lajes Air Field – Washington,DC
On a positive note, the United States Senate has voted Thursday a measure with a specific reference to the Lajes Air Field, on Terceira island Azores. President Barack Obama is expected to sign it. The...
View ArticleAzores: Rep. Devin Nunes introduces House Bill to keep Lajes Air Field...
A bill was introduced in the House of Representatives, by Portuguese American Rep. Devin Nunes (R-CA), proposing to relocate AFRICOM’s headquarters from Stuttgart, Germany, to the continental United...
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