In a note sent to the press, the Armed Forces stated that the ceremony "will be presided over by the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces, General José Nunes da Fonseca, and will be attended by the Chief of the General Staff of the Navy, Admiral Henrique Gouveia e Melo".

The ship is expected to return to Lisbon on 16 November 2024 "after visiting several ports such as Liverpool and Glasgow, in the United Kingdom, Reykjavik in Iceland, and Bergen in Norway".

The garrison of the 'D. Francisco de Almeida' is made up of 167 military personnel (24 Officers, 45 Sergeants, and 98 Soldiers), including a Marine Corps detachment, a team of divers, and a team of Unmanned Aerial Systems operators, and commanded by Captain Frigate Santos Garcia.

'Brilliant Shield' takes place in the North Atlantic, North Sea, Norwegian Sea, and Baltic Sea and aims to "respond to the surrounding security context, as well as promote surveillance, strengthen deterrence and the defence capacity" of NATO.