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The Army Light Aviation Unit ((ポルトガル語:Unidade de Aviação Ligeira do Exército), UALE), initially known as Army Light Aviation Group (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 ((ポルトガル語:Comando Operacional das Forças Terrestres)). == History == The Portuguese Army maintained its own aviation service until 1952, when a decision was made to merge this service with the Navy's aviation service. This decision led to the creation of the Portuguese Air Force with the intent of unifying all the Portuguese military aviation assets and operations under a single command.〔〔 With the war in Africa, the Air Force was equipped with new helicopters and Portugal began to perform joint helicopter operations involving Commandos and Paratroopers, then part of the Air Force.〔 In the decade of the 1980s, based on the experience gained in Africa and the increasingly importance of the helicopter in NATO military operations, a work group was created by the Army's Cavalry Arm Directorate to study and plan the creation of a light aviation unit. On July 12, 1991, the National Defense Superior Council decided to add a light aviation unit to the Medium Term Forces System ((ポルトガル語:Sistema de Forças de Médio Prazo)). On June 30, 1993, the Ministry of National Defense approved the addition of the Army Light Aviation Group ((ポルトガル語:Grupo de Aviação Ligeira do Exército), GALE) to the list of units to be created, and on August 31 the financing of the program.〔 A commission to prepare for the creation of the unit was then created in 1997. On June 1st, 2000, the Army Light Aviation Group was officially formed.〔 On July 1st, 2006, the Army Light Aviation Group (GALE) was re-designated as Army Light Aviation Unit ((ポルトガル語:Unidade de Aviação Ligeira do Exército), UALE), as part of the Army's Base Structure and of the Rapid Reaction Brigade.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Portuguese Army Light Aviation Unit」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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