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The General Staff of the Armed Forces (EMGFA, Estado-Maior-General das Forças Armadas) is the superior military body and supreme headquarters of the Portuguese Armed Forces. It is responsible for planning, directing and controlling the usage of the three service branches in their fulfillment of assigned missions and tasks. [ 71 ]
The first one is used in the Portuguese Army (Exército) and in the Portuguese Air Force (Força Aérea), consisting of traditional land military ranks. This system is also used in the National Republican Guard (GNR, Guarda Nacional Republicana ), a gendarmerie force that can be put under the command of the Armed Forces in case of war.
Expeditionary Medal (Portuguese: Medalha de Expedições) Distinguished Achievement on Operations Medal (Portuguese: Medalha dos Promovidos por Feitos Distintos em Campanha), established on 28 May 1946 to replace an earlier insignia established on 2 December 1919. The medal is awarded to recognise distinguished command and leadership on ...
The national deployed forces (forças nacionais destacadas or FND) are units or teams deployed by the Portuguese Armed Forces in foreign missions, mostly in the scope of NATO, the United Nations or the European Union. Currently, the Portuguese Army maintains forces or elements deployed in the following international missions:
The decoration was established by Decree of the President of the Republic of Portugal No. 2:870 of November 30, 1916 [1] to reward officers and soldiers who showed courage, determination, cold blood and other qualities in the face of the enemy during combat operations.
Portuguese Armed Forces; Portuguese Army; Portuguese Joint Command and Staff College; Portuguese Marine Corps; Portuguese military aircraft serials; Portuguese Navy;
The first objective that the army set out to achieve was that of building a force specially prepared for counter-guerrilla forces, but the Portuguese commandos also participated in irregular warfare operations, with units specially organised for each operation, and in combat patrol operations, with conventional warfare characteristics ...
Template: Ranks and Insignia of NATO Air Forces/OF/Portugal. 1 language. ... Portuguese Air Force [1. Marechal da Força Aérea: General: Tenente-general: Major-general: