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EH-101 Merlin deployed in nighttime rescue
EH-101 Merlin deployed in nighttime rescue
Last Tuesday, November 11th, the Portuguese Air Force carried out the rescue of a 57-year-old woman who was in urgent need of medical assistance on board the vessel MEIN SCHIFF 3.   After the Lisbon Search and Rescue Coordination Center(...)
Air Museum welcomes Spanish delegation
Air Museum welcomes Spanish delegation
On November 4th and 5th, the Air Museum received a visit from Major General José Luis Figuero, Director of the Servicio Histórico y Cultural del Ejército del Aire y del Espacio, and Colonel Félix Majón(...)
Portuguese Air Force and INEM organize the 3rd Nursing Conference
Portuguese Air Force and INEM organize the 3rd Nursing Conference
On November 7th, the 3rd Nursing Conference took place at the Aerospace Studies Center, located at the Portuguese Air Force Academy, as part of the celebrations for the 73rd Anniversary of the Air Force, bringing together around 150(...)
Portuguese Air Force participates in the celebrations of the 51st Anniversary of the Armed Forces General Staff (EMGFA)
Portuguese Air Force participates in the celebrations of the 51st Anniversary of the Armed Forces General Staff (EMGFA)
The Portuguese Air Force took part in the celebrations of the 51st Anniversary of the Armed Forces General Staff (Estado-Maior-General das Forças Armadas – EMGFA), held on November 8th and 9th in Vila Viçosa, alongside the(...)
Portuguese Air Force patrols European borders
Portuguese Air Force patrols European borders
A Portuguese Air Force detachment spent one month engaged in crucial maritime patrol missions along Europe’s borders.   Operating from Sigonella Air Base, Italy, a contingent of 33 military personnel and a P-3C CUP+ Orion aircraft(...)
Two more A-29N Super Tucanos on Portuguese soil
Two more A-29N Super Tucanos on Portuguese soil
Today, 8 November, at 1:22 p.m., two more A-29N Super Tucano aircraft landed on Portuguese soil to be delivered to the Air Force in the future.  The transatlantic flight between Brazil and Portugal was accompanied by a P-3C Cup+ Orion(...)
III Conference on Aviation Psychology
III Conference on Aviation Psychology
As part of the celebrations for the 73rd Anniversary of the Air Force, the III Conference on Aeronautical Psychology was held on 5 November in the auditorium of the Air Force General Staff Headquarters in Alfragide. The theme of the conference(...)
Air Base No. 11 has a new Commander
Air Base No. 11 has a new Commander
Yesterday, 6 November, the handover ceremony for the Commander of Air Base No. 11 in Beja took place, where Colonel Monteiro da Silva, Pilot-Aviator, was appointed as the new Commander, replacing Colonel João Rosa, Pilot-Aviator, in an(...)