“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.
1er REG’s Combat Engineer Divers trained in Savoie
During the first half of December 2013, legionnaires from Engineer Combat Divers (Plongeurs de combat du génie, PCG), a unit previously known as DINOPS, were training on Lake Bourget, in the Savoie region, France. The PCG is part of the 1st Foreign Engineer Regiment (1er REG).
French Foreign Legion in Mali 2013 slideshow
An interesting set of the Foreign Legion unofficial images from the operation in Mali of 2013.
Nice photo slideshow
Start the new year by watching a nice photo slideshow created by a Brasilian legionnaire, a member of the 5th Company of the Foreign Legion’s 2nd Foreign Infantry Regiment (2e REI).
French Foreign Legion – Keep smiling!
A little bit of fun in the end of the year, from the French Foreign Legion. A Mongolian legionnaire and his lads serving in the Foreign Legion Music in Aubagne and their performance. Even legionnaires can laugh… Happy New Year!
French Foreign Legion Operations – December 2013
The Foreign Legion has always some of its units deployed outside of France. See the list of the French Foreign Legion operations in December 2013.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2014
Holidays are coming… Enjoy it! FOREIGN LEGION INFO wishes you Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2014. Thank you for your unflagging interest. I hope you will find this website useful and helpful in the next year too.
Major Roso left the Foreign Legion
On December 16, Major Ivan Roso, a 58 years old legionnaire, President of the non-commissioned officers of the Foreign Legion (Président des sous-officiers de la Légion étrangère), left this elite military unit after long 36 years of service.
Foreign Legion is in the Central African Republic
On December 11, a platoon from the 1st Foreign Cavalry Regiment (1er REC) of the French Foreign Legion arrived in the Central African Republic (CAR) to reinforce the French forces having already been placed there since December 5.
2e REI’s training course at Larzac
On December 6, the Elementary Specialization Training course (Formations de spécialité élémentaire, FSE) of the 2nd Foreign Infantry Regiment (2e REI) of the Foreign Legion, taking place at Larzac (a large military camp in southern France), finished.