Structure of the Portuguese Army

This article lists the structure of the Portuguese Army in 2023:[1]

Chief of the Army Staff (CEME)

The Chief of the Army General Staff heads the Portuguese Army and has 7 organizations which report directly to the Chief of the Army Staff.[2][3]

  • Superior Council of the Army (CSE)
  • Superior Council of Army Discipline (CSDE)
  • Army Medical Board of Appeal (JMRE)
  • General Inspectorate of the Army (IGE)
  • National Medicines Laboratory (LNM).
  • Military Academy (AM)
  • Chief of Staff of General CEME
  • Army Journal (JE)

Vice Chief of the Army Staff (VCEME)
  • Directorate of Communications and Information Systems (DCSI)
  • Directorate of Military History and Culture (DHCM)
    • Army Library (BiblEx)
    • Military Historical Archive (AHM)
    • Army General Archive (ArqGEx)
    • Lisbon Military Museum (MMLisboa)
    • Porto Military Museum (MMPorto)
    • Elvas Military Museum (MMElvas)
    • Bragança Military Museum (MMBragança)
    • Buçaco Military Museum (MMBuçaco)
  • Education Department
  • General Staff of the Army (EME)

Central Bodies of Administration and Management

The Central Administration and Management Bodies (OCAD) have a functional nature and aim to ensure the direction and execution of specific essential areas, namely in the management of human, material, financial, information and infrastructure resources. The Army's OCAD are: the Personnel Command (CmdPess), the Logistics Command (CmdLog) and the Finance Directorate (DFin).[4][5][6]

Personnel Command (CmdPess)
  • Training Department (DF)
    • School of Army Sergeants (ESE)
    • School of Weapons (EA)
    • School of Services (ES)
      • Refueling and Services Company (CRS)

Human Resources Administration Department (DARH)

  • Classification and Selection Office in Amadora (GCSelAmadora)
  • Classification and Selection Office in Vila Nova de Gaia (GCSelVila Nova de Gaia)
  • Recruitment Center in Lisbon (CRLisboa)
  • Recruitment Center in Vila Nova de Gaia (CRVila Nova de Gaia)
  • Public Service Office in Aveiro (GAPAveiro)
  • Public Service Office in Braga (GAPBraga)
  • Public Service Office in Bragança (GAPBragança)
  • Public Service Office in Castelo Branco (GAPCastelo Branco)
  • Public Service Office in Chaves (GAPCaves)
  • Public Service Office in Coimbra (GAPCoimbra)
  • Public Service Office in Évora (GAPÉvora)
  • Public Service Office in Funchal (GAPFunchal)
  • Public Service Office in Guarda (GAPGuarda)
  • Public Service Office in Lamego ( GAPLamego)
  • Public Service Office in Lisbon (GAPLisboa)
  • Public Service Office in Ponta Delgada (GAPPonta Delgada)
  • Public Service Office in Santarém (GAPSantarém)
  • Public Service Office in Tavira (GAPTavira)
  • Public Service Office in Tomar (GAPTomar)
  • Public Service Office in Vila Real (GAPVila Real)
  • Public Service Office in Viseu (GAPViseu)

Personnel Services Department (DSP)

  • Army Band (BE)
  • Army Fanfare (FanfEx)

Health Department (DS)

  • Tancos / Santa Margarida Military Health Centers (CSMTSM)
  • Coimbra Military Health Center (CSMC)
  • Type II Military Health Unit in Évora (UNS II Évora)
  • Type II Military Health Unit in Funchal (UNS II Funchal)
  • Type II Military Health Unit in Amadora (UNS II Amadora)
  • Type II Military Health Unit in Azores (UNS II Açores)
  • Military Unit of Veterinary Medicine (UMMV)
  • Military Laboratory Unit for Biological and Chemical Defense (UMLDBQ).
  • Army Applied Psychology Center (CPAE)
    • ModOpPsic

Logistics Command (CmdLog)
  • Material and Transport Department (DMT)
    • Maintenance Regiment (RMan)
      • Maintenance Company (CMan)
    • Transport Regiment (RTransp)
      • Transport Company (CTransp)
    • Army General Materiel Support Unit (UAGME)
  • Procurement Management (DA)
  • Infrastructure Department (DIE)
  • Army Geospatial Information Center (CIGeoE)
    • UnApGeo
    • Geospatial Analysis Element (ElAnGelo)
    • Data Acquisition Element (ElAqDados)
    • Technical Control Element (ElContrTecn)

Land Forces Command (CFT)
Location of the main Army base units in Continental Portugal. Off-map to west are RG1 and RG2 (Azores) and RG3 (Madeira). Colors represent:
– Units of the Mechanized Brigade (BriMec)
– Units of the Rapid Reaction Brigade (BriRR)
– Units of the Intervention Brigade (BrigInt)
– General support units

The Land Forces Command (CFT) supports the exercise of command by the Army Chief of Staff (CEME), with a view to operational training, readiness and support of the forces and means of the operational component of the forces system.[7]

Mechanized Brigade Command

Intervention Brigade Command

Rapid Reaction Brigade Command

Azores Military Zone Command

Madeira Military Zone Command

General Support and Military Emergency Support Forces
  • Lancers Regiment No. 2 (RL2)
    • Army Police Group (GPE)
  • Engineering Regiment No. 1 (RE1)
    • Engineer Battalion Command (CmdBatEng)
    • Light Combat Engineering Company (CEngCombLig)
    • 1st General Support Engineering Company (1CEng A/G)
    • CEngApGer - General Support Engineering Company
    • Explosive Device Deactivation Team Group (GrEqEOD)
    • Nuclear, Biological, Chemical and Radiological Defense Company (CDefNBQR)
    • Bridge Company (CPontes)
    • Emergency Military Support Engineering Company (CEngAME)
  • Emergency Military Support Regiment (RAME)
    • Emergency Military Support Unit (UAME)
    • Army CIMIC Detachment (DestCIMICEx)
    • CIMIC General Company Command Element (ElCmdCGerCIMIC)
  • Army Military Security and Information Center (CSMIE)
  • Sanitary Grouping (AgrSan)
    • Command Module (Mod Cmd)
    • Services Support Module (Mod ApSvc)
    • Emergency and Evacuation Module (Mod Emerg Evac)
    • Role 1 Module (Mod Role 1)
    • Role 2 Light Manoeuvre Module (Mod Role 2LM)
    • Role 2 Enhanced Module (Mod Role 2E)
    • Casualty Decontamination Module (Mod Descont Baixas)
  • Center for Tactical Training, Simulation and Certification
    • OPFOR (Opposing Force)

Graphic overview of the Portuguese Army Land Forces Command (CFT)
Structure of the Portuguese Land Forces as of May 2021

References
  1. "Estrutura do Exército Português".
  2. "General Chefe do Estado-Maior do Exército".
  3. "Vice-Chefe do Estado-Maior do Exército".
  4. "Comando do Pessoal".
  5. "Comando da Logística".
  6. "Direção de Finanças".
  7. "Comando das Forças Terrestres".
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