While part of the 3rd Company (3e CIE) of the 1st Foreign Engineer Regiment (1er REG) is being placed in French Polynesia in the Pacific now, the 1st Platoon of 3e CIE moved to Djibouti (a country located northwest of Somalia, in the Horn of Africa) on its four-month-long mission, at the end of 2014.
3e REI: Corporal course slideshow
A very nice photo slideshow of a Corporal course conducted by the French Foreign Legion’s 3rd Foreign Infantry Regiment (3e REI) in the jungle of French Guiana, South America. Make a time for this more than 20 minutes long great video.
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 RE: Foreign Legion in 1944–1945 – Exhibition
The Foreign Legion Museum is organizing a temporary exhibition titled The Legion during the Victory (La Légion dans la Victoire). The exhibition is dedicated to the legionnaires and Foreign Legion units who took part in the liberation of France in 1944–1945. It opens to the public on April 15 and remains on view through August 30, 2015.
2e REP: IDEX 2015 Exhibition in Abu Dhabi
The legionnaires from the 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment (2e REP) of the French Foreign Legion took part in IDEX 2015, the International Defence Exhibition and Conference hosted in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
4e RE: Fresh legionnaires obtaining their Képi blanc
This week, on February 17, volunteers from the 2nd Volunteer Company (2e CEV), 4th Foreign Regiment (4e RE) of the French Foreign Legion became legionnaires and obtained their Képi blanc (White kepi) during a ceremony at Lagrasse Abbey, southern France.
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2e REI: First exercise with VBCI
As stated, the 2nd Foreign Infantry Regiment (2e REI) of the French Foreign Legion received its first VBCI armored vehicles, on January 31, 2015. Five days later, the legionnaires of 2e REI conducted an exercise with their new equipment.
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.
2e REP: GCP trained with helicopters in Corsica
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 REI received its new VBCI armored vehicles
On January 31, 2015, the 2nd Foreign Infantry Regiment (2e REI) of the French Foreign Legion received its first VBCI armored personnel carriers, replacing the previous armored vehicles of the regiment – VAB, used in 2e REI since 1982.
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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