page_title: Army Police (Portugal)
hierarchical_section_title: Army Police (Portugal)
caption_attribution_description: English: Portuguese Minister of State and Defense Paulo Portas (right), welcomes the Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld, U.S. Secretary of Defense (left), at Fort Sao Juliao, Portugal, on Jun. 10, 2003.
context_page_description: The Army Police, usually called the Lanceiros, is the military police of the Portuguese Army — formerly designated as Polícia Militar between 1953 and 1976. In the Portuguese Army it is a speciality of the Cavalry Arm, being the instruction and organization of the Army Police forces is of the responsibility of the Regimento de Lanceiros Nº 2.
  The military police wear a black beret.
context_section_description: The Army Police (Portuguese: Polícia do Exército, PE), usually called the Lanceiros, is the military police of the Portuguese Army — formerly designated as Polícia Militar (Military Police) between 1953 and 1976. In the Portuguese Army it is a speciality of the Cavalry Arm, being the instruction and organization of the Army Police forces is of the responsibility of the Regimento de Lanceiros Nº 2 (2nd Lancers Regiment).
  The military police wear a black beret.
caption: Army Police Honor Guard for Donald Rumsfeld.
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