During October 6-7, 2018, the Foreign Legion Detachment in Mayotte (DLEM) opened to the public the doors of Quartier Cabaribère, their military base in Dzaoudzi, Mayotte.
Like every year, hundreds of visitors came to visit the Legion’s base in Dzaoudzi. Families with children enjoyed several attractions built inside the base. Kids were allowed to shoot with an air rifle under the supervision of DLEM legionnaires. The legionnaires also presented their firearms, including the Minimi machine gun or the M2 Browning 12,7 heavy machine gun.
The DLEM is one of the two Foreign Legion units stationed abroad. The unit has been placed in Mayotte since 1975. Its legionnaires maintain the French presence in the region and support French forces operating in the southern zone of the Indian Ocean and the east coast of Africa. The DLEM also protect the strategically important Mozambique Channel and dispatch small rotating detachments to the isolated Glorioso Islands located north of Madagascar.
VIDEO. DLEM open to the public, October 6, 2018:
Les légionnaires ont ouvert les portes de leur caserne
Le DLEM, détachement de la légion étrangère à Mayotte a accueilli de nombreux visiteurs cette fin de semaine dans sa caserne de Dzaoudzi. Les curieux ont été nombreux à aller découvrir les activités de cette force combattante de l'armée française.Le DLEM est la sentinelle de la France dans le Canal de Mozambique. Anciennement appelé DLEC, détachement de légion étrangère aux Comores, il s'est transformé en DLEM à l'indépendance des autres îles. Les légionnaires basés à Mayotte veille sur les intérêts de France et de ses alliés dans la région.
Posted by Mayotte la 1ère on Saturday, October 6, 2018
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