General Luís Esteves de Araújo was met at the Air Command Main Gate by the PRT Air Commander LtGen José Joaquim Ramos Tareco and also by the Commander JALLC Brigadier General Peter Sonneby. Following a review of the guard, General Luís Esteves de Araújo was escorted to the JALLC where he had a meeting with BGen Sonneby. Following this meeting, the General was briefed on the role and capabilities of the JALLC and provided with an insight on recent reports, ongoing projects and of the activities of the JALLC Advisory and Training Team ( JATT). General Luís Esteves de Araújo highlighted his willingness to support the JALLC in every aspect of Host Nation Support including his commitment to provide training facilities for courses and conferences. He re-affirmed his support to the NATO Lessons Learned Conference and to the planned MC visit.
The General also had a separate session with the Portuguese community of the JALLC.

General Luís Esteves de Araújo expressed his appreciation for the visit and the importance of the JALLC and explained he wanted to increase the cooperation and maintain a good relationship between the JALLC and the Portuguese Armed Forces.