For decades the United States has maintained an air force base at Lajes Field in Portugal's Azores Islands as a strategic refueling point in the mid-Atlantic.
Ed Markey: “For decades the United States has maintained an air force base at Lajes Field in Portugal's Azores Islands as a…”
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Markey highlights the strategic importance of the U.S. air force base in Portugal.
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