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
– Units of the Mechanized Brigade (BriMec)
– Units of the Rapid Reaction Brigade (BriRR)
– Units of the Intervention Brigade (BrigInt)
– General support unitsThe 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
- Heavy Infantry Battalion (BIPES) - M113A2 armoured personnel carriers and M577A2 command post carriers
- Group of Main Battle Tanks (GCC) - Leopard 2 A6 main battle tanks
- Field Artillery Group (GAC 15.5AP) - M109A5 self-propelled artillery
- Reconnaissance Squadron (ERec) - Leopard 2 A6 main battle tanks and M901 ITV tank destroyers
- Anti-aircraft Artillery Battery (BtrAAA) - M48A2E1/A3 Chaparral and FIM-92 Stinger anti-aircraft systems
- Heavy Combat Engineering Company (CEngCombPes) - M60 AVLB armoured vehicle-launched bridge and HMMWV
- Transmission Company (CTm) - M577A2 command post carriers
- Service Support Battalion (BApSVC)
Intervention Brigade Command
- 13th Infantry Regiment (RI13)
- 1st Wheeled Mechanized Infantry Battalion (1BIMecRodas) - Pandur II armoured personnel carriers
- 14th Infantry Regiment (RI14)
- 2st Wheeled Mechanized Infantry Battalion (2BIMecRodas) - Pandur II armoured personnel carriers
- 19th Infantry Regiment (RI19)
- 1st Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (RAAA1)
- Antiaircraft Artillery Group (GAAA) - M48A2E1/A3 Chaparral and FIM-92 Stinger anti-aircraft systems
- 5th Artillery Regiment (RA5)
- Field Artillery Group (GAC 15.5 Reb) M114A1 155 mm towed artillery
- Information, Surveillance, Target Acquisition, and Reconnaissance Surveillance Systems Company
- 6th Cavalry Regiment (RC6)
- Recognition Group (GRec) - Pandur II armoured personnel carriers and V-150 reconnaissance vehicles
- Engineering Regiment No. 3 (RE3)
- Medium Combat Engineering Company (CEngComMed)
- 2nd General Support Engineering Company (2CEng A/G)
- Transmission Regiment (RTm) - Pandur II radio access point station vehicles
- Transmission Battalion (BTm)
- Electronic Warfare Company (CGE)
- Intervention Brigade Support Unit
Rapid Reaction Brigade Command
- Special Operations Troops Centre (CTOE) - URO VAMTAC ST5 and Polaris MRZR side-by-side vehicles
- Special Operations Force (FOE)
- Headquarters and Staff
- Headquarters Company
- Headquarters
- Communications Platoon
- Medical Platoon
- Sniper Platoon
- Support Platoon
- Joint Terminal Attack Controller Section,
- Technical Exploitations Operations Section
- Mini-Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Section;
- SOTU A1
- SOTU A2
- SOTU B1
- SOTU B2
- SOTU C1
- SOTU C2
- Special Operations Force (FOE)
- Regiment of Commands (RCmds) - URO VAMTAC ST5 and HMMWV infantry mobility vehicles
- Commando Battalion (BCmds)
- Parachute Regiment (RPara)
- Aeroterrestrial Support Battalion (BOAT)
- Airborne Precursors Company (CPRECs)
- Air Equipment Company (CEA) - Folding and maintenance of equipment necessary to carry out airborne operations
- Air Supply Company (CAA)
- Service Company (CS-BOAT)
- War dogs (integrated in CS-BOAT)
- Aeroterrestrial Support Battalion (BOAT)
- 1st Infantry Regiment (RI1)
- 1st Infantry Regiment Detachment
- 10th Infantry Regiment (RI10)
- 2nd Parachute Infantry Battalion (2BIPara) - URO VAMTAC ST5 infantry mobility vehicles
- 15th Infantry Regiment (RI15)
- 1st Parachute Infantry Battalion (1BIPara) - URO VAMTAC ST5 infantry mobility vehicles
- 4th Artillery Regiment (RA4)
- Field Artillery Group (GAC 10.5 Reb) - L119 105mm towed artillery
- 3rd Cavalry Regiment (RC3)
- 1st Reconnaissance Platoon (1PelRec) - Panhard VBL infantry mobility vehicles
- 2nd Reconnaissance Platoon (2PelRec) - Panhard VBL infantry mobility vehicles
- Medium Mortar Platoon (PelMortMed);
- Transmissions Section (SecTm);
- Battlefield Surveillance Section (SecVCB);
- Maintenance Section (SecMan);
- Refueling Section (SecReab);
- Sanitary Section (SecSan).
- Rapid Reaction Brigade Support unit
Azores Military Zone Command
- 1st Garrison Regiment (RG1)
- 1º Battalion (1BI)
- Heavy Mortar Company
- 1º Battalion (1BI)
- 2nd Garrison Regiment (RG2)
- 2º Battalion (2BI)
- Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battery
- 2º Battalion (2BI)
- Azores Military Museum (MMAzores)
Madeira Military Zone Command
- 3rd Garrison Regiment (RG3)
- Battalion
- Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battery
- Battalion
- Madeira Military Museum (MMMadeira)
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)
