2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment

[[File:Camerone 2006.jpg|thumb|right|280px|Each year, the [[French Foreign Legion]] commemorates and celebrates [[Battle of Camarón|Camarón]] in its headquarters in [[Aubagne]] and [[Bastille Day military parade]] in Paris; featuring the [[1st Foreign Regiment|Pionniers]] [[Bastille Day military parade|leading and opening the way]].]]

[[File:Camerone 2006.jpg|thumb|right|280px|Each year, the [[French Foreign Legion]] commemorates and celebrates [[Battle of Camarón|Camarón]] in its headquarters in [[Aubagne]] and [[Bastille Day military parade]] in Paris; featuring the [[1st Foreign Regiment|Pionniers]] [[Bastille Day military parade|leading and opening the way]].]]

The ”’2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment”’ ({{lang-fr|2e Régiment étranger de parachutistes, 2e REP}}) is the only airborne regiment of the [[French Foreign Legion]] in the [[French Army]]. Since the regiment’s arrival from Algeria in 1967, it has been stationed at [[Camp Raffalli]] near the town of [[Calvi, Haute-Corse|Calvi]] on the island of [[Corsica]], south of mainland France. It is one of the four infantry regiments of the [[11th Parachute Brigade]]<ref name=”comps” /> and part of the spearhead of the French rapid reaction force.<ref name=”comps” /><ref>The Special Forces, A History Of The World’s Elite Fighting Units By Peter MacDonald, Paperback: 256 pages, Publisher: WH Smith (1987) {{ISBN|0-603-03895-6}}</ref> The regiment is also equipped with [[Véhicule de l’Avant Blindé]] (VAB).

The ”’2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment”’ ({{lang-fr|2e Régiment étranger de parachutistes, 2e REP}}) is the only airborne regiment of the [[French Foreign Legion|Foreign Legion]] in the [[French Army]]. Since the regiment’s arrival from Algeria in 1967, it has been stationed at [[Camp Raffalli]] near the town of [[Calvi, Haute-Corse|Calvi]] on the island of [[Corsica]], south of mainland France. It is one of the four infantry regiments of the [[11th Parachute Brigade]]<ref name=”comps” /> and part of the spearhead of the French rapid reaction force.<ref name=”comps” /><ref>The Special Forces, A History Of The World’s Elite Fighting Units By Peter MacDonald, Paperback: 256 pages, Publisher: WH Smith (1987) {{ISBN|0-603-03895-6}}</ref> The regiment is also equipped with [[Véhicule de l’Avant Blindé]] (VAB).

As of 2016, the 2nd REP was composed of ten [[Company (military unit)|companies]], out of which five combat companies were numbered from 1 to 5 and the reserve company is numbered 6.

As of 2016, the 2nd REP was composed of ten [[Company (military unit)|companies]], out of which five combat companies were numbered from 1 to 5 and the reserve company is numbered 6.