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Intervention Brigade (Portugal)

The Intervention Brigade () or BrigInt is an infantry brigade in service with the Portuguese Army. It was created in 2006 from the Light Intervention Brigade (), which was itself the heir of the former Special Forces Brigade ().

International missions

Organization

The brigades operational units are listed below. Under the Portuguese system regiments are responsible for the training, maintenance and sustainment of the operational units, but are not operational units themselves. I.e. the 6th Cavalry Regiment trains, maintains and sustains the Intervention Brigade's Reconnaissance Group, but the regiment itself is not an operational unit and not part of the brigade during wartime.

  • Intervention Brigade (Brigada de Intervenção​), in Coimbra
  • Command and Services Company (Companhia de Comando e Serviços), in Coimbra
  • Cavalry Regiment No. 6 (Regimento de Cavalaria N.º 6​​), in Braga
  • Reconnaissance Group (Grupo de Reconhecimento), with Pandur II armoured personnel carriers
  • Infantry Regiment No. 13 (Regimento de Infantaria N.º 13​), in Vila Real
  • 1st Wheeled Mechanized Infantry Battalion (1.​º Batalhão de Infantaria Mecanizado de Rodas)
  • Infantry Regiment No. 14 (Regimento de Infantaria N.º 14​​), in Viseu
  • 2nd Wheeled Mechanized Infantry Battalion (2.​º Batalhão de Infantaria Mecanizado de Rodas)
  • Infantry Regiment No. 19 (Regimento de Infantaria N.º 19​​​) (Training unit), in Chaves
  • Artillery Regiment No. 5 (Regimento de Artilharia N.º 5​​​), in Vendas Novas
  • Towed 15,5 Field Artillery Group (Grupo de Artilharia de Campanha 15,5 Rebocado), with M114A1 155mm towed howitzers
  • Surveillance Systems Company (Companhia de Sistemas de Vigilância) (operationally assigned to the Information, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance Group, Rapid Reaction Brigade)
  • Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment No. 1 (Regimento de Artilharia Antiaérea N.º 1​​​), in Queluz
  • Anti-aircraft Artillery Group (Grupo de Artilharia Antiaérea), with FIM-92 Stinger man-portable air-defense systems
  • Engineer Regiment No. 3 (Regimento de Engenharia N.º ​​3), in Espinho
  • Medium Combat Engineer Company (Companhia de Engenharia de Combate Média)
  • 2nd General Support Engineer Company (2.ª Companhia de Engenharia de Apoio Geral) (operationally assigned to the Engineer Battalion, Engineer Regiment No. 1)
  • Intervention Brigade Support Unit (Unidade de Apoio da Brigada de Intervenção​​), in Coimbra

Equipment

Infantry equipment:

References

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