Air Force Base No. 5, in Monte Real, was initially opened on October 4, 1959. The mission of this Air Base is to guarantee the readiness and deployment of the air force units attributed to it, and several operational Squadrons have already been based there, equipped with F-86 “Sabre”, Fiat G-91, T-33 “Shooting Star”, T-38 “Talon” and A-7 P “Corsair II” aircraft.

Currently located there are Squadrons 201 “Falcões” and 301 “Jaguares”, both equipped with F-16 “Fighting Falcon” aircraft which, from November 1 to December 15, will be deployed for air policing in the Baltic region, over the Estonian, Latvian and Lithuanian skies.

This international cooperation security mission will be carried out over two distinct periods with four F-16 aircraft and approximately 170 Portuguese Air Force personnel.