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Yesterday afternoon, 5 November, the Air Force rescued a patient in need of urgent medical attention who was on board the passenger ship Queen Anne.The rescue was carried out using an EH-101 Merlin helicopter from Squadron 751 -(...)
On 5 November 2025, a blood donation session was held, attended by military personnel and civilians from the Azores Air Zone Command (CZAA) and Air Base No. 4 (BA4) in Lajes, on Terceira Island.
The initiative, attended by Brigadier-General(...)
The Air Force hosted the final phase of testing for the Frontex Agency (European Border and Coast Guard Agency) innovation competition at the Shooting Range in Samora Correia, dedicated to combating the illegal use of drones at the European(...)
Today, 3 November, the Air Force paid tribute to those who died while serving in the institution by holding a memorial mass at the Air Force Church in São Domingos de Benfica.
The mass was celebrated by D. Sérgio Dinis, Bishop of(...)
On 28 October, Air Base No. 5 in Monte Real formalised a partnership with the National Association of Social Gerontology (ANGES), giving rise to the Senior Squadron, a space dedicated to those who have served the country and continue to inspire(...)
Yesterday, 31 October, the Air Force Academy (AFA) Commander's handover ceremony took place at Granja do Marquês, in Sintra.
The ceremony, presided over by the Chief of Staff of the Air Force, General João Cartaxo Alves, marked the(...)
On the night of 31 October, the Air Force rescued a 75-year-old woman who was aboard a ship sailing 112 kilometres from Porto Santo, in the Madeira Archipelago.
The rescue was carried out by a crew from Squadron 751 —(...)
The Air Force, represented by Colonel Pilot Frutuoso da Silva, participated in the AIRBUS MRTT Users Group event in Madrid on 15 October.
Colonel Frutuoso da Silva's participation is noteworthy because he was the first Portuguese pilot(...)