A Douglas C-124 Globemaster II of the Military Air Transport Service sits on the ramp at Lajes Field, Terceira Island, in the Azores. Strategically located in the mid-Atlantic, Lajes served as a vital refueling and staging point for American military transport aircraft flying between the United States and Europe throughout the Cold War, and the C-124 was the workhorse of MATS heavy airlift operations during this period. Project: 218522