Photo by 65th Public Affairs | 65th Air Base Group | 01.04.2023
On January 3, 1980, two American C-141 airplanes landed at Lajes Field to deliver supplies, particularly shelter for those homeless after the tragic quake that destroyed the island....
Photo by 65th Public Affairs | 65th Air Base Group | 01.04.2023
Teams of the U.S Air Force, Army, Navy, civilians, and dependent personnel were organized and dispatch into the communities of Terceira Island to clear roads, dig through rubble and help families move their belongings to protected shelters....
Photo by 65th Public Affairs | 65th Air Base Group | 01.04.2023
Temporary housing in barracks, food and 1,480 mattresses and 3,000 blankets from Base stores were supplied to over 600 homeless persons. Medical and civil engineering services, and other relief supplies were also made available....
Photo by 65th Public Affairs | 65th Air Base Group | 01.04.2023
At the time, most of Azorean homes were made in the traditional manner of laid up stone filled with dirt and plastered over the cement. Although the walls could withstand the strong winds and storms common in the Azores, they could not overcome the earth waves from the quake....
Photo by 65th Public Affairs | 65th Air Base Group | 01.04.2023
News release from the Office of Information of the 1605th Air Base Wing, at Lajes Field, Azores, reporting the intense earthquake on January 1, 1980....
