65th ABW redesignates at Lajes Field > U.S. Air Forces in Europe & Air Forces Africa > Article Display
NATO Allied Air Command - left Portuguese Air Force Detachment Commander Mj. Emidio Fernandes, in a middle Lt Col Niels M. Andersen Danish Task Force Activity Commander, right Polish Air Force Detachment
![U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Shaun Loomis, 480th Fighter Squadron commander, (left), greets Lt. Gen. António Branco, Air Commander of the Portuguese air force, during the opening ceremony at Exercise Real Thaw U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Shaun Loomis, 480th Fighter Squadron commander, (left), greets Lt. Gen. António Branco, Air Commander of the Portuguese air force, during the opening ceremony at Exercise Real Thaw](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2MC7PPX/us-air-force-lt-col-shaun-loomis-480th-fighter-squadron-commander-left-greets-lt-gen-antnio-branco-air-commander-of-the-portuguese-air-force-during-the-opening-ceremony-at-exercise-real-thaw-22-on-beja-air-base-portugal-june-26-2022-the-partnerships-created-through-recurring-exercises-like-real-thaw-better-support-the-ability-to-employ-a-strategic-force-in-theater-2MC7PPX.jpg)
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Shaun Loomis, 480th Fighter Squadron commander, (left), greets Lt. Gen. António Branco, Air Commander of the Portuguese air force, during the opening ceremony at Exercise Real Thaw
![Meet Airman First Class Maria Aguiar (Air Force, PRT) on Day of Portugal, Camões, and the Portuguese Communities. :: JALLC - NATO Meet Airman First Class Maria Aguiar (Air Force, PRT) on Day of Portugal, Camões, and the Portuguese Communities. :: JALLC - NATO](https://www.jallc.nato.int/application/files/3316/8641/3550/JALLC_PRTStaffMember.png)