Against the Odds: NATO’s Southern Guard

Portugal’s geographical position is far from the world’s current trouble spots, yet it retains a credible air force, prepared for any threat, as José Matos reveals. FORCE REPORT Portuguese Air Force The Portuguese Air Force maintains a pair of F-16AMs on quick reaction alert (QRA) at Monte Real and the fighters have participated in Baltic Air Policing. Bartek Bera CELEBRATING ITS 65th anniversary in 2017, the primary tasks of today’s Força Aérea Portuguesa (FAP; Portuguese Air Force) include maintaining air