Portugal, July 24, 1985: A construction worker mans a wheelbarrow on a construction site that was part of an enormous building program at Lajes Field in the Azores. The $200 million renovation and construction project was expected to span several years and added new base housing, various recreational and shopping facilities to the strategically important base in the North Atlantic Ocean.

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