By Michael Sirak RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany--Lajes in the Portuguese Azores is an appealing location to host a training range for the F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter as well as additional modern aircraft and weapon systems due to the vast airspace and sparsely inhabited areas around it, the Air Force's top general in Europe said here. "I have talked to the Portuguese Air Force chief about it and he is willing to explore the idea," Gen. William Hobbins, commander of…
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