Armed Forces General Staff (Portugal)
The Armed Forces General Staff (Portuguese: Estado-Maior-General das Forças Armadas), or EMGFA, is the supreme military body of Portugal. It is responsible for the planning, command and control of the Portuguese Armed Forces.
| Armed Forces General Staff | |
|---|---|
| Estado-Maior-General das Forças Armadas | |
Military Standard of Portugal | |
| Active | 1950–1974 (SGDN); 1974–present (EMGFA) |
| Country | Portugal |
| Branch | Armed forces |
| Type | Military staff |
| Part of | Portuguese Armed Forces |
| Headquarters | Lisbon |
| Motto(s) | Que quem quis sempre pôde ("Who wills aye finds a way", from The Lusiads, Canto IX, 95, v. 6) |
| Engagements | Annexation of Goa Portuguese Colonial War IFOR SFOR EUFOR KFOR Afghanistan War Peacekeaping missions Angola Bosnia and Herzegovina Croatia North Macedonia Western Sahara Georgia Lebanon |
| Website | www |
| Commanders | |
| Current Chief | General José Nunes da Fonseca |
| Insignia | |
| Abbreviation | EMGFA |
EMGFA is headed by the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces (Portuguese: Chefe do Estado-Maior-General das Forças Armadas) or CEMGFA, the highest rank of general in the Portuguese Armed Forces.
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