Photo by Airman 1st Class John Wright | 86th Airlift Wing | 01.21.2020
U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Mark R. August, 86th Airlift Wing commander, right, collects liquid oxygen in a beaker at a cryogenic facility, Lajes Field, Portugal, Jan. 21, 2020. The liquid oxygen is transferred from a 3,000-gallon bulk storage cryotainer into a 50-gallon storage and transfer tank. The storage and transfer tank full of liquid oxygen is later used to service transit aircraft with......
Photo by Airman 1st Class John Wright | 86th Airlift Wing | 01.21.2020
U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Mark R. August, 86th Airlift Wing commander, center, looks at building plans for the Top of the Rock Commons, Lajes Field, Portugal, Jan. 21, 2020. TORC is a multi-purpose building currently under renovation to prepare the hub for many more years of service to the Lajes community. Following a consolidation of operations, the TORC will include a dining facility,......
Photo by Airman 1st Class John Wright | 86th Airlift Wing | 01.21.2020
U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Mark R. August, 86th Airlift Wing commander, second from right, meets with retired Portuguese air force Brig. Gen. Eduardo Faria, right, to tour the Portuguese Aviation Museum, Lajes Field, Portugal, Jan. 21, 2020. The museum was created by the Portuguese Air Force commander assigned to Air Base No. 4, Lajes, in 2016, to showcase the extensive history of Lajes Field.......
Photo by Airman 1st Class John Wright | 86th Airlift Wing | 01.21.2020
Ammunition for a Browning M2 machine gun is displayed at the Portuguese Aviation Museum, Lajes Field, Portugal, Jan. 21, 2020. The M2 machine gun was used on Fiat G.91 R/4 fighter jets previously assigned to the Portuguese Air Force. This aircraft was operated in the 303rd Squadron from 1966 through 1993 on Terceira Island, Portugal. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class John R. Wright)...
Photo by Airman 1st Class John Wright | 86th Airlift Wing | 01.21.2020
U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Mark R. August, 86th Airlift Wing commander, collects liquid oxygen from a storage and transfer tank at a cryogenic facility, Lajes Field, Portugal, Jan. 21, 2020. The cryogenic capability is a unique operation, as it supplies breathing oxygen for pilots and crews without expensive outsourcing. In the last year, Lajes filled 76 storage and transfer tanks with over......
Photo by Airman 1st Class John Wright | 86th Airlift Wing | 01.21.2020
U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Mark R. August, 86th Airlift Wing commander, left, wears personal protective equipment while visiting a cryogenic facility, Lajes Field, Portugal, Jan. 21, 2020. The facility houses liquid oxygen, which is converted to a gas and pumped into aviator breathing oxygen cylinders. The pale blue liquid has a boiling point of negative 297 degrees Fahrenheit, requiring the......
Photo by Airman 1st Class John Wright | 86th Airlift Wing | 01.21.2020
U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Mark R. August, 86th Airlift Wing commander, second from left, and U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Ernesto J. Rendon, 86th AW command chief, third from left, meet with retired Portuguese Air Force Brig. Gen. Eduardo Faria and 65th Air Base Group leadership to tour the aviation museum at Lajes Field, Portugal, Jan. 21, 2020. August and Rendon visited the museum during......
Photo by Airman 1st Class John Wright | 86th Airlift Wing | 01.21.2020
U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Mark R. August, 86th Airlift Wing commander, center, and Chief Master Sgt. Ernesto J. Rendon, 86th AW command chief, left, are shown sonobuoy systems by Lt. Col. Adam P. King, 65th Air Base Squadron commander, at a U.S. Navy facility, Lajes Field, Portugal, Jan. 21, 2020. A sonobuoy is a small buoy sonar system that can be dropped from aircraft or ejected from ships.......
