<item><hi format=bold>Location and Origin of Name:</hi> on Terceira Island, Azores, 900 miles west of Portugal, and named for locality
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<p>This Portuguese facility has supported US operations since 1946. No US aircraft are assigned, although the base has a very important role providing support for flights across the Atlantic for all branches of the Department of Defense. During Desert Shield/Desert Storm Lajes had a number of KC-10As in residence to refuel cells of fighter aircraft deploying nonstop from the USA to the Middle East.