In March 2014, an exercise took part at the Regimental camp of the 13th Demi-Brigade of the Foreign Legion (13e DBLE), based in the desert of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), a country located in the southeast end of the Arabian Peninsula, Southwest Asia, bordering the Persian Gulf.
1er REG: Hannibal exercise
On April 9, the 6th Light Armoured Brigade (6e BLB, composed of three Legion regiments and two “regular” regiments) was participating in the Hannibal exercise. Its title refers to the well-known Punic Carthaginian military commander, who crossed the Pyrenees and the Alps into northern Italy during the Second Punic War. During that march, Hannibal crossed also the Rhône river in todays France. Legionnaires-engineers from the 1st Foreign Engineer Regiment (1er REG), while using their engineering facilities, helped simulate Hannibal’s crossing of the river in modern conditions. More than 200 military vehicles of the 6e BLB participated in this operation.
French Foreign Legion Operations – March 2014
The Foreign Legion has always some of its units deployed outside of France. See the French Foreign Legion operations in March 2014.
2e REG: Young legionnaires becoming military skiers
During February and March of 2014, young legionnaires arriving to the 2nd Foreign Engineer Regiment (2e REG), a mountain warfare regiment of the Foreign Legion, were participating in the course of basic mountain military skills to obtain the Military Skier Certificate (Brevet de Skieur Militaire, BSM) and its badge.
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2e REI: Border Storm exercise in England
At the end of March 2014, legionnaires from the 2nd Foreign Infantry Regiment (2e REI) of the Foreign Legion, were taking part in the Border Storm exercise on the Otterburn Training Area in Northumberland of Northern England.