On November 17, 2016, the Ariane 5 rocket successfully took off from the European Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. It launched four Galileo satellites into orbit to support Europe’s own satellite navigation system. Legionnaires from the 3rd Foreign Infantry Regiment (3e REI), the Foreign Legion’s regiment based in Guiana, protected the launch.
3e REI: 2016 Operations Willau and Foudre
In August 2016, legionnaires from the 3rd Foreign Infantry Regiment (3e REI) were involved in two operations – Operation Willau 10 and Operation Foudre 4 – in the deep jungle of French Guiana, South America.
3e REI: Operation Yawasisi 2015
On 8 December 2015, the 3rd Foreign Infantry Regiment (3e REI), based in French Guiana, returned from Operation Yawasisi, after 10 weeks spent deep in the jungle.
3e REI: USAF general visited the legionnaires
A few days ago, the French Foreign Legion launched an official video showing general Raymond from the US Air Force Space Command (AFSPC) during his visit to the Guiana Space Center (Centre spatial guyanais, CSG) located near Kourou, French Guiana and protected by the 3rd Foreign Infantry Regiment (3e REI).
3e REI: Operation Titan
In French Guiana, legionnaires from the 3rd Foreign Infantry Regiment (3e REI) of the French Foreign Legion protects the Guiana Space Center (Centre spatial guyanais, CSG) based at Kourou, under the terms of Operation Titan. See the fresh videos launched by the French Army.
2e REI: CEA legionnaires in French Guiana
A very nice video from French Guiana. As noted in FFL December 2014 Operations, the Reconnaissance and Support Company (CEA) of the 2nd Foreign Infantry Regiment (2e REI) was sent to serve in French Guiana for four months (09/14 – 01/15), on the so called Short Period Mission (Mission de Courte Durée, MCD).
1er REG: Operation Harpie in French Guiana 2015
As stated in Foreign Legion Operations of December 2014, legionnaires from the 1st Company of the 1st Foreign Engineer Regiment (1er REG) are being placed in French Guiana (South America) now. In January 2015, they participated in Operation Harpie.
3e REI: Operation Hermes 2014 Documentary
The newest French documentary, being released in May 2014, shows a journalist who joined for four days a group of the legionnaires from the 3rd Foreign Infantry Regiment (3e REI), participating in Operation Hermes, in the Amazon jungle of French Guiana…
French Guiana Jungle Training 2014
“You are here to start the most difficult French military course for ordinary soldiers. It could be said, you are fu.ked.” The newest French documentary, being released a week ago, shows 24 legionnaires ready to start the Jungle Instructor’s Helper Course (Stage Aide-moniteur fôret, AMF) to obtain that very prestigious certificate. The course is managed by the 3rd Foreign Infantry Regiment (3e REI) and lasts 8 weeks, including 7 weeks spent in the Amazon jungle of French Guiana…
French Guiana Jungle Training 2013
See a 2013 French news report about a group of legionnaires passing their training in the Jungle Training Center (Centre d’entraînement en forêt équatoriale, CEFE) at Regina, French Guiana. CEFE is managed by the 3rd Foreign Infantry Regiment (3e REI), stationed in Kourou.
French Guiana is not only about the jungle training
French Guiana and the French Foreign Legion? It is not only about the jungle survival activity or the extreme jungle training in South America. Even the young legionnaires of the 2nd Foreign Engineer Regiment (2e REG) have understood that… Once you are a legionnaire, you have to work too!
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