UALE

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Unidade de Aviação Ligeira do Exército Army Light Aviation Unit
Active	June 11, 2000 — current
Country	Portugal
Branch	Army
Type	Military aviation
Role	Tactical Air Transport, Reconnaissance, Close Air Support
Part of	Portuguese Army
Commanders
Commander	Colonel Emilio de Oliveira Duarte
Aircraft flown
Transport	NH-90

The Army Light Aviation Unit (Portuguese: Unidade de Aviação Ligeira do Exército, UALE), initially known as Army Light Aviation Group (Portuguese: Grupo de Aviação Ligeira do Exército, GALE), is the Portuguese Army's unit dedicated to missions of light aviation, being integrated in the Army Forces System, under the operational command of the Ground Forces Operational Command (Portuguese: Comando Operacional das Forças Terrestres).

1 Mission
2 Aircraft inventory
3 See also
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Mission

Organize, train and maintain its operational forces;
Support the Ground Forces with its organic air component;
Operate and maintain the infrastructures of the Tancos Military Airfield, thus guaranteeing the aeronautic activity of the unit;
Fulfil other missions that are committed to it according to the current legislation.