2e REG: Mountain Specialists Sharpen Skills in the Alps

In early June 2026, the Mountain Engagement Support Platoon (SAEM) of the 2nd Foreign Engineer Regiment (2e REG), stationed in Saint-Christol in southeastern France, conducted a week-long mountain exercise in the Banon area, near the regiment’s home base at Quartier Maréchal Koenig.

The exercise combined off-road driving, obstacle crossing, and mobility support operations in rugged terrain, allowing the SAEM legionnaires to maintain and sharpen their specialized mountain skills. Over the course of the week, the legionnaires practiced rope progression, rappelling, climbing on difficult-to-access rock faces, and navigation using quads and side-by-side vehicles (SSVs).

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