NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Portuguese Armed Forces

The Portuguese Armed Forces (Portuguese: Forças Armadas Portuguesas) are divided into three branches: The United States dollar is the official currency of the United States. ...

In the 20th century, Portugal had only two major military interventions, the first one in the 1st World War and the other between 1961 and 1974 in the former colonial territories of Angola, Mozambique and Guinea-Bissau, the Portuguese Colonial War, a war that killed and wounded thousands of Portuguese men and continues to affect Portugal to this day. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Military branches: Army, Navy (includes Marines), Air Force, National Republican Guard Military manpower - military age: 20 years of age Military manpower - availability: males age 15-49: 2,534,872 (2000 est. ... The Portuguese Air Force or FAP (ForÃ§a AÃ©rea Portuguesa) is the air force of Portugal. ... Monumento aos mortos da Primeira Guerra Mundial in Coimbra, Portugal Despite its old alliance with Britain, Portugal did not form a part of the system of alliances which became enemies in World War I and thus kept its neutrality during the first years of war. ... Combatants Portugal Angola: MPLA, UNITA, FNLA Guinea-Bissau: PAIGC Mozambique: FRELIMO Strength ? ? Casualties ? ? The Portuguese Colonial War (1961-1974), also known there as Ultramar War (Ultramar meaning overseas) was the result of Portuguese military reaction to the nationalist movements and armed rebellions that emerged in Portugals African colonies. ...

Since 2003, the military service is optional. Portugal has military involved in several peacekeeping missions abroad, like INTERFER and UNTAET in East-Timor, MINURSO in Western Sahara, EUFOR in Bosnia and KFOR in Kosovo. UN Peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Peacekeeping, as defined by the United Nations, is a way to help countries torn by conflict create conditions for sustainable peace. ... The UN Transitional Administration in East Timor provided an interim civil administration and a peacekeeping mission in the territory of East Timor. ... This article or section needs additional references or sources. ... Bosnia and Herzegovina (also variously written Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bosnia and Hercegovina, Bosnia-Hercegovina) is a mountainous country in the western Balkans. ... Pocket badge of the KFOR Ukrainian soldier on foot patrolling in Serbian village near Brezovica KFOR vehicle of the French Army The Kosovo Force (KFOR) is a NATO-led international force responsible for establishing and maintaining security in Kosovo. ... Kosovo (Albanian: KosovÃ«/Kosova, Serbian: ÐšÐ¾ÑÐ¾Ð²Ð¾ Ð¸ ÐœÐµÑ‚Ð¾Ñ…Ð¸Ñ˜Ð°/Kosovo i Metohija) is one of two autonomous provinces in Serbia (the other being Vojvodina, in northern Serbia). ...

The last government spent large amounts of money in the modernization of the Armed Forces, in an action that created much controversy, the main one was the acquisition of 2 new submarines. German UC-1 class World War I submarine A model of Gunter Priens Unterseeboot 47 (U-47), German WWII Type VII diesel-electric hunter-killer (SSK) submarine Inside of the Argonaute, showing the typical obstructed, tiny space of a post-WWII diesel attack submarine. ...

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To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The Portuguese Air Force or FAP (ForÃ§a AÃ©rea Portuguesa) is the air force of Portugal. ... Military branches: Army, Navy (includes Marines), Air Force, National Republican Guard Military manpower - military age: 20 years of age Military manpower - availability: males age 15-49: 2,534,872 (2000 est. ... The Republican National Guard (Guarda Nacional Republicana or GNR in Portuguese) is a Portuguese security organization of the Gendarmerie type, whose soldiers, unlike the officers of the PSP - PolÃcia de SeguranÃ§a PÃºblica (Public Safety Police), are subject to military law and organization. ... This is a list of various Portuguese warships: // Historical battleships Carracks and galleons Santa Caterina do Monte Sinai SÃ£o Paulo - Wrecked 1561? Aguia - Sank 1559 Garca - Sank 1559 San Martin (c. ... The Comandos are a Special Forces unit in the Portuguese Army. ...

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