Images of legionnaires of the 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment (2e REP) of the French Foreign Legion jumping from Transall C-160 in Calvi, Corsica (another aircraft used by the French military airborne units is C-130 Hercules).
2e REP in Mali: 2 months exactly!
Legionnaires of the 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment (2e REP) have been operating in Mali for 2 months exactly. Since January 28, when they jumped on Timbuktu. In these days, the legionnaires are operating in the Adrar mountains in northeastern Mali. They are patrolling and searching hideouts of Islamic rebels in this area. See some images of their work…
Harold Vormezeele – a military funeral video
A military funeral for Harold Vormezeele, a legionnaire of the 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment (2e REP) of the French Foreign Legion killed in Mali, took place in the National Residence of the Invalids (Les Invalides), Paris, on February 22.
Legionnaire of the 2e REP killed in Mali
Yesterday, on 19th February 2013, the French Ministry of Defence announced that the second French soldier was killed in action in Mali. It was sergent-chef Harold Vormezeele, a non-commissioned officer of the commandos of the 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment.
Video of the 2e REP preparing to drop in Mali
Today, the French Army launched a video showing the legionnaires of the 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment (2e REP) of the French Foreign Legion preparing for an airdrop in Mali to join the French troops already operating in this country.
French Foreign Legion in Mali – 2e REP jumped on Timbuktu
On January 28, about two hundred legionnaires of the 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment (2e REP) jumped north of Timbuktu, the ancient trading city in Mali and an important point controlled by Islamists.
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2e REP: Official video clip 2013
A new official videoclip of the 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment (2e REP), the only airborne unit of the French Foreign Legion.
Merry Christmas – Joyeux Noël 2012!
Merry Christmas – Joyeux Noël 2012 from ForeignLegion.info!
A Christmas video from the 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment (2e REP) is added. It shows the legionnaires of the Reconnaissance section of the Reconnaissance and Support Company (Compagnie d’éclairage et d’appui, CEA) which celebrate their Noël at their base at Calvi, Corsica and also in Africa.
2e REP and its Camp Raffalli near Calvi
Camp Raffalli, home of the 2e REP, an airborne regiment of the French Foreign Legion. Camp Raffalli of the 2e REP is stationed near the town of Calvi in Corsica. The base was named after Major Rémy Raffalli.
2e REP – Solei Rouge exercise video
In the beginning of this autumn the 2e REP conducted two major exercises. Vent d’automne (Autumn wind), when the entire regiment deployed to Balagne (Corsica) for one week.
2e REP: Full list of REP INFO bulletins
The 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment (2e REP) of the French Foreign Legion publishes REP INFO, an online bulletin containing news of the activities of the regiment. See the full list of the bulletins having been released since September 2011. They bring useful information and a huge number of very nice pictures to you, their readers.