The legionnaires from the 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment (2e REP) of the French Foreign Legion took part in IDEX 2015, the International Defence Exhibition and Conference taking place in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates.
This week, on February 17, volunteers from the 2nd Volunteer Company (2e CEV), 4th Foreign Regiment (4e RE) of the French Foreign Legion became legionnaires and obtained their Képi blanc (White kepi) during a ceremony at Lagrasse Abbey, southern France.
As stated, the 2nd Foreign Infantry Regiment (2e REI) of the French Foreign Legion received its first VBCI armored vehicles, on January 31, 2015. Five days later, the legionnaires of 2e REI conducted an exercise with their new equipment.
As stated in Foreign Legion Operations of December 2014, legionnaires from the 1st Company of the 1st Foreign Engineer Regiment (1er REG) are being placed in French Guiana (South America) now. In January 2015, they participated in Operation Harpie.
The legionnaires from the Parachute Commando Group (Groupement des Commandos Parachutistes, GCP) of the Foreign Legion’s 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment (2e REP) trained together with SA 330 Puma (Super Puma) helicopters from the Solenzara Helicopter Squadron (Escadron d’hélicoptères 01.044 Solenzara, EH 1/44) in Corsica last week.
On January 31, 2015, the 2nd Foreign Infantry Regiment (2e REI) of the French Foreign Legion received its first VBCI armored personnel carriers, replacing the previous armored vehicles of the regiment – VAB, used in 2e REI since 1982.
According to the official website of the 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment (2e REP), the only airborne unit of the French Foreign Legion, more than 450 of its troops are joining military operations beyond France’s borders now.