Editing French Foreign Legion (section)

==Organization==
{{Main|Foreign Legion Command}}

Regarding the operational aspect, the units of the Legion belong to different [[brigade]]s or [[Structure of the French Army|territorial commands]] of the [[French Army]].<ref name="legion-etrangere1">{{cite web|title=Régiments et unités composant la Légion étrangère|url=https://www.legion-etrangere.com/mdl/test|access-date=2022-01-29|website=www.legion-etrangere.com|language=fr-FR}}{{Dead link|date=October 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> With regard to the administrative management (including recruitment, traditions and training), these units depend on the [[Foreign Legion Command|Foreign Legion Command (COMLE)]], which itself is subordinate to the Army.<ref>{{cite web|title=Foreign Legion Command {{!}} French Foreign Legion Information|url=http://foreignlegion.info/units/foreign-legion-command/|access-date=2022-01-29|language=en-US}}</ref>

The regiments are now mainly stationed in [[Metropolitan France]], with some units in the overseas departments and territories (mainly in [[French Guiana]]).<ref name="legion-etrangere1"/>

* Mainland France
**[[1st Foreign Regiment (France)|1er Régiment Étranger]] (1<sup>er</sup> RE), based in [[Aubagne]], France (HQ, selection and administration, other specific missions)
***[[Foreign Legion Pioneers (Pionniers)|Pionniers Sections of Tradition]]
** [[1st Foreign Cavalry Regiment|1er Régiment Étranger de Cavalerie]] (1<sup>er</sup> REC), based in {{ill|Camp de Carpiagne|fr|vertical-align=sup}}, France
** [[1st Foreign Engineer Regiment|1er Régiment Étranger de Génie]] (1<sup>er</sup> REG), based in [[Laudun-l'Ardoise|Laudun]], France
***[[Foreign Legion Pioneers (Pionniers)|Pionniers Groups]]
** [[2nd Foreign Infantry Regiment (France)|2e Régiment Étranger d'Infanterie]] (2<sup>ème</sup> REI), based in [[Nîmes]], France
** [[2nd Foreign Engineer Regiment|2e Régiment Étranger de Génie]] (2<sup>ème</sup> REG), based in [[Saint-Christol, Vaucluse|St Christol]], France
***[[Foreign Legion Pioneers (Pionniers)|Pionniers Groups]]
** [[2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment|2e Régiment Étranger de Parachutistes]] (2<sup>ème</sup> REP), based in [[Calvi, Haute-Corse|Calvi]], Corsica
** [[4th Foreign Regiment (France)|4e Régiment Étranger]] (4<sup>ème</sup>RE), based in [[Castelnaudary]], France
***[[Foreign Legion Pioneers (Pionniers)|Pionniers Groups]]
** [[Foreign Legion Recruiting Group|Groupement de Recrutement de la Légion Etrangère]] (G.R.L.E), based at [[Fort de Nogent]], France
** [[13th Demi-Brigade of the Foreign Legion|13e Demi-Brigade de Légion Étrangère]] (13<sup>ème</sup> DBLE), based in [[La Cavalerie]], France
* [[Overseas territory (France)|French Overseas Territories]] and [[Overseas collectivity|Overseas Collectives]], France
** [[3rd Foreign Infantry Regiment|3e Régiment Étranger d'Infanterie]] (3<sup>ème</sup> REI), based in [[French Guiana]]
***[[Foreign Legion Pioneers (Pionniers)|Pionniers Groups]]
** [[Foreign Legion Detachment in Mayotte|Détachement de Légion Étrangère de Mayotte]] (DLEM)

===Current deployments===
These are the following deployments:<ref name="auto1">{{Cite web |title=Les missions de l'armée de Terre {{!}} Sengager.fr |url=https://www.sengager.fr/les-missions-de-larmee-de-terre |access-date=2022-03-27 |website=www.sengager.fr |language=fr}}</ref>

Note: English names for countries or territories are in parentheses.
* ''Opérations extérieures'' (other than at home bases or on standard duties)
** [[French Guiana|Guyane (French Guiana)]] Mission de presence sur l'Oyapok – '''Protection''' – [[3rd Foreign Infantry Regiment|3<sup>ème</sup> REI]] Protection CSG; [[2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment|2<sup>ème</sup> REP]] / CEA; [[2nd Foreign Infantry Regiment (France)|2<sup>ème</sup> REI]] / 4<sup>ème</sup> compagnie<ref name="auto1"/>
** [[Afghanistan]] '''Intervention''' [[1st Foreign Cavalry Regiment|1<sup>er</sup> REC]] / 3° escadron (1 peloton); [[2nd Foreign Infantry Regiment (France)|2<sup>ème</sup> REI]] / 4° compagnie OMLT; [[2nd Foreign Engineer Regiment|2<sup>ème</sup> REG]] / 1ère compagnie<ref name="auto1"/>
** [[Mayotte]] '''Prevention''' [[Foreign Legion Detachment in Mayotte|DLEM]] Mission de souveraineté
** [[Gabon]] '''Prevention''' [[2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment|2<sup>ème</sup> REP]] / 3<sup>ème</sup> compagnie – 4<sup>ème</sup> compagnie

{|class="wikitable"
|+Units
|-
!Acronym !!French name !!English meaning
|-
| CEA || Compagnie d'éclairage et d'appuis || Reconnaissance and Support Company
|-
| CSS || Compagnie de Soutien et de Service || Support and Service Company
|-
| CAC || Compagnie anti-char || Anti-Tank Company
|-
| UCL || Unité de commandement et de logistique || Unit of Command and Logistics
|-
| EMT || État-major tactique || Tactical Command Post
|-
| NEDEX || Neutralisation des explosifs || Explosive Ordnance Disposal
|-
| OMLT || colspan=2|[[Operational Mentoring and Liaison Team]] ''(The official name for this branch is in English)''
|}

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| caption1 =[[ERC 90 Sagaie|ERC 90]] [[light tank]] of the [[13th Demi-Brigade of the Foreign Legion]] (13<sup>ème</sup>DBLE) in Djibouti
| image2 = Exercise Wessex Storm 2020 MOD 45167358.jpg
| caption2 = Paratroopers of 2<sup>ème</sup> REP during Exercise wessex storm
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| caption3 = [[Sniper]]s of the 2nd Foreign Infantry Regiment (2<sup>ème</sup>REI) using a [[PGM Hécate II|PGM Hécate]] and a [[FR F2 sniper rifle|FR-F2]] during [[War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)|War in Afghanistan]] (2005)
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| caption4= Legionnaire using an [[FR F2 sniper rifle|FR F2]] during [[War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)|War in Afghanistan]] (2007)
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=== DINOPS, PCG and Commandos ===
{{Main|List of French paratrooper units}}

* [[2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment|2<sup>ème</sup> REP]] [[Commando Parachute Group]] ([[Commando Parachute Group|GCP]]); Pathfinders qualified in Direct Actions, Special Reconnaissance and IMEX.
* [[1st Foreign Engineer Regiment|1er Régiment Étranger de Génie]] 1<sup>er</sup> REG; [[1st Foreign Engineer Regiment|Parachute]] Underwater Demolition [[1st Foreign Engineer Regiment|P.C.G]] Teams (Combat Engineer Divers, {{langx|fr|Plongeurs Commando group}}), [[List of French paratrooper units|DINOPS]] Teams of Nautical Subaquatic Intervention Operational Detachment ({{langx|fr|Détachement d'Intervention Nautique Operationnelle Subaquatique}}). 
* [[2nd Foreign Engineer Regiment|2e Régiment Étranger de Génie]] 2<sup>ème</sup> REG; [[2nd Foreign Engineer Regiment|Parachute]] Underwater Demolition [[2nd Foreign Engineer Regiment|P.C.G]] Teams (Combat Engineer Divers, {{langx|fr|Plongeurs du Combat du Génie}}), [[List of French paratrooper units|DINOPS]] Teams of Nautical Subaquatic Intervention Operational Detachment ({{langx|fr|Détachement d'Intervention Nautique Operationnelle Subaquatique}}) and [[List of French paratrooper units|Mountain Commando Group]] ([[2nd Foreign Engineer Regiment|GCM]]) in some cases as double specialties.<ref>{{citation |url=http://2reg.legion-etrangere.com/mdl/info_seul.php?id=271&idA=28&block=15&idA_SM=0&titre=structure-du-regiment |work=Official Website of the 2nd Foreign Engineer Regiment |title=2e Regiment Etranger de Genie (2e REG); Structure du 2ème Régiement Etranger de Génie |access-date=30 July 2015 |archive-date=3 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151003152852/http://2reg.legion-etrangere.com/mdl/info_seul.php?id=271&idA=28&block=15&idA_SM=0&titre=structure-du-regiment |url-status=dead }}</ref>