Lajes Airfield in the Azores, Portugal registers the biggest movement of US aircraft to date (Feb 18 2026) – 11 KC-46 Pegasus tankers, 12 F-16 Viper fighter jets, and one C-17 Globemaster III military cargo plane. Plus 400 soldiers.
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There will be a lot of pizzas getting ordered, huh?
I just recognized that my ADS-B receiver saw an unusual amount of C-130 from Ramstein passing over my place this forenoon.
So time for another Epstein distraction?
Things are about to be spicy…
The most peaceful president ever… /s
Why is a unfriendly goverment able to move military equipment into NATO territory?
Did they say “thank you?”
Did Trump pay taxes to park his planes there?
Hey look, it’s NATO being totally useless to the US again!
We will do very well to reconsider our security relationship with a “partner” like the US.
May be they will start fancing the Azores, like Greenland.
…and two beautiful cows!
Don’t forget the two cows
Month late on the regime change but better late than never.
Probably pre positionening if they decide Iran needs regime change.
Considering that base has been used by first the allies, then NATO since 1944 it’s hard to believe that 25 aircraft is the ‘biggest movement to date’
Did they say Thank you?
A perfect example of how the USA would be toothless without European cooperation
Shouldn’t US use their own airports to threaten Iran since NATO does nothing for them
And 2 cows!!!
I am so sorry readers. I made a mistake. It is not the biggest movement but a bigger movement. I misread the news article.
https://expresso.pt/politica/defesa-nacional/2026-02-18-base-das-lajes-registada-maior-movimentacao-de-aeronaves-norte-americanas-1d2d9193
We don’t have the balls to say no.
On their way to protect the Epstein class
Portugal mentioned 💪🇵🇹
Isn’t that like 2 days ago? What’s the latest on this
i’ve called the offices of my congress person and both my senators requesting they not allow president trump to attack iran. i hope more americans do the same. most of us are against military action of this president. sorry world.
…so what is the goal here? A regime change? (How? Who will govern?)
Is Trump just going to try and steal Iranian oil just as he is doing with Venezuelan oil?
I hope they extorted millions from the US for the use of airspace. Thump would have.
Now that the SCOTUS has ruled against Trump’s tariffs, he’s probably going to attack Iran out of spite, if nothing else.
The winner of the FIFA peace prize would never invade another country…
As a Portuguese, my question is:
Can we keep them?
Should not have been allowed by my country. It can only be used in a NATO context, but here in Portugal, we have leaders with no balls!
Most countries would not allow this, why would Portugal allow these murders in?