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.
2e REP: More than 450 para-legionnaires taking part in military operations
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, in January 2015.
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Slideshow: 5 years in the Foreign Legion 1987 – 1992
A very nice photo slideshow made by an Italian ex-legionnaire who served in the French Foreign Legion between August 1987 and August 1992, in the majority in the 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment (2e REP).
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Central African Republic: 2e REP, 2e REI
Videos launched by the French Foreign Legion, captured in the Central African Republic (CAR) in September 2014. They show legionnaires from the 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment (2e REP) and 2nd Foreign Infantry Regiment (2e REI) doing their job during Operation Sangaris, taking place in this African country.
2e REP: Slideshow 2014
Great pictures from the Foreign Legion’s 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment (2e REP), the Legion’s only airborne unit, based near Calvi, Corsica. We can see, among others, the new parachutes used in the regiment now.
2e REP: Change of Command at Camp Raffalli
On July 18, a Change of Command ceremony took place at Camp Raffalli, the headquarters of the Foreign Legion’s 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment (2e REP), based near Calvi, Corsica. During the ceremony, the colonel Jean-Michel Meunier became the new regiment commander of 2e REP, replacing the colonel Benoît Desmeulles.
2e REP: 2nd “Mountain” Company Clip
See a nice, though unofficial, personally made video clip presenting the 2nd Company (called Mountain Company due to its mountain warfare specialization) of the Foreign Legion’s 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment (2e REP), its only airborne regiment, based on the island of Corsica.
2e REP and US Paratroopers in Corsica
As stated earlier, the U.S. 82nd Airborne Division trained with the legionnaires from the 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment (2e REP) of the Foreign Legion, based on the island of Corsica, between May 25 – June 02 this year. The Legion launched its own official video…
2e REP: 82nd Airborne Division trained with the Foreign Legion
During May 25 – June 02, 2014, about 120 paratroopers from across the United States’ 82nd Airborne Division trained with the legionnaires from the 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment (2e REP) of the Foreign Legion, on the island of Corsica, the 2e REP’s base.
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2e REP: Pay Homage Ceremony to Sergent-chef Kalafut
On May 13, 2014, the ceremony to pay homage to the Sergent-chef Marcel Kalafut was organized within the 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment (2e REP). The legionnaire Kalafut was killed in Mali on May 8, during Operation Serval. The ceremony was headed by the French Defence minister Jean-Yves Le Drian.
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2e REP: Krav Maga demonstration
During Camerone Day 2014 at Camp Raffalli, the base of the 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment (2e REP) located near Calvi, Corsica, the legionnaires-paratroopers from the regimental Krav Maga club demonstrated its mastery of this self-defense system in front of a live audience.