The Luso-American Development Foundation (FLAD), in partnership with regional and national institutions, will host the Lajes International Conference on September 18-19 in Praia da Vitória, Terceira. defense agreement and the evolution of transatlantic relations from 1945 to 2025. The day will also include the inauguration of the exhibition “80 Years of the Lajes Base,” as well as a presentation from FLAD’s Coast to Coast diaspora book collection. Lajes Field, or Lajes Base, located on Terceira Island in the Azores, is a Portuguese Air Base (BA4) jointly used by the Portuguese Air Force, the United States, and NATO. Its creation was a direct outcome of the 1983 Cooperation and Defense Agreement between Portugal and the United States, which included provisions for military, economic, and energy support.