Editing French Armed Forces (section)

==Organisation and service branches==
Placed under the command of the staffs, the French [[Military|armed forces]] include the five [[Military branch|service branches]], the [[French Army|Army]], the [[French Navy|National Navy]], the [[French Air and Space Force|Air and Space Force]], the [[National Gendarmerie]], and the [[National Guard (France)|National Guard]], as well as the support services and joint organizations:<ref>{{Cite web|title=Article L3211-1 du code de la Défense|url=https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/WAspad/UnArticleDeCode?code=CDAFENSM.rcv&art=L3211-1|access-date=2022-02-23|website=www.legifrance.gouv.fr}}</ref>

===French Army (''Armée de terre'')===
{{main|French Army}}
{{See also|List of equipment of the French Army}}

* [[French Army Special Forces Command|Special Forces]]
* [[List of French paratrooper units|Airborne Units]] (''Troupes aéroportées'')
* [[Infantry]] (''Infanterie'')
* [[Armoured Cavalry Arm|Armoured Cavalry]] (''Arme blindée cavalerie'')
* [[Artillery]] (''Artillerie'')
* [[French Foreign Legion|Foreign Legion]] (''Légion étrangère'')
* [[Troupes de marine|Troupes de Marine]]
* [[French Army Light Aviation]] (''Aviation légére de l'armée de terre'', ''ALAT'')
* [[Engineering Arm|Engineers]] (''Génie'')
* [[Paris Fire Brigade]] (brigade des sapeurs-pompiers de Paris)
* [[Signal Corps (French Army)|Signal Corps]] (''Transmissions'')
* Transport and logistics (''Train'')
* [[Matériel (French Army)|Matériel]] (''Supply'')
* Intelligence (''Renseignement'')

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File:SETC France’s Defensive Operations Lane (41661152745).jpg|A [[Leclerc tank|Leclerc]] tank during manoeuvres
File:Bastille Day Parade 2017, VBCI of the 16th battalion of chasseurs.jpg|[[Bastille Day]] military parade in Paris, 2017
File:Exercise Wessex Storm 2020 MOD 45167356.jpg|French soldier with a [[FAMAS]] rifle
File:AMX-10 RC, nouvelles couleurs Armée de terre (14 juillet 2021) (2).jpg|[[AMX-10 RC]] armoured fighting vehicle
File:FRF2 Afghanistan.JPG|Sniper with the [[FR F2 sniper rifle|FR F2]] rifle
File:French, US forces continue working side by side.jpg|A [[Eurocopter Tiger]] attack helicopter
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===National Navy (''Marine nationale'')===
{{main|French Navy}}
{{See also|List of active French Navy ships}}

* [[List of French Paratrooper Units|Parachute Units of the French Navy]]
** [[Fusiliers Marins|Naval Infantry]] and [[naval commandos (France)|Naval Commandos]] (''Fusiliers Marins'')
* [[Aviation Navale|Naval Air Arm]] (''Aviation navale'')
* [[Submarine forces (France)|Submarine Force]] (''Forces sous-marines'')
* [[Force d'action navale|Naval Action Force]] (''Force d'action navale'')
* The [[Marseille Marine Fire Battalion]]

In addition, the [[National Gendarmerie]] form a Coast Guard force called the [[Maritime Gendarmerie|Gendarmerie Maritime]] which is commanded by the French Navy.

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File:Temeraire1048.jpg|[[Triomphant-class submarine|''Triomphant'' class]] nuclear ballistic missile submarine
File:French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle (R91) underway on 24 April 2019 (190424-M-BP588-1005).jpg|The aircraft carrier [[French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle|''Charles de Gaulle'' (R91)]]
File:French Frigate Forbin participates in Formidable Shield 2021 - 6665647.jpg|The destroyer [[French frigate Forbin|''Forbin'' (D620)]]
File:French frigate Auvergne (D654) underway in the Arabian Gulf on 19 September 2017 (170919-N-WM647-0667).JPG|The destroyer [[French frigate Auvergne|''Auvergne'' (D654)]]
File:FS Casabianca 03.jpg|Nuclear submarine [[French submarine Casabianca (S603)|''Casabianca'' (S603)]]
File:French amphibious assault ship Dixmude (L9015) underway off Cadiz in May 2015.JPG|French amphibious assault ship [[French ship Dixmude (L9015)|''Dixmude'' (L9015)]]
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===French Air and Space Force (''Armée de l'Air et de l'Espace'')===
{{main|French Air and Space Force}}
{{See also|List of active military aircraft of the French Armed Forces}}

* [[French Space Command]]
* [[List of French Paratrooper Units|Parachute Units of the French Air and Space Force]]
** [[Fusiliers Commandos de l'Air|Air and space force ground troops]] (''Fusiliers Commandos de l'Air'')
** [[List of French Paratrooper Units|Paratroopers/Special forces]] (''Commando parachutiste de l'air'')
* Territorial [[Air Defence]]

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File:A French air force Rafale aircraft breaks formation after refueling from a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft assigned to the 351st Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron (EARS) over an undisclosed 130317-F-BY961-185.jpg|A [[Dassault Rafale|Rafale]] multirole fighter aircraft
File:Mirage 2000D (cropped).jpg|A [[Dassault Mirage 2000N/2000D|Mirage 2000D]] fighter-bomber aircraft
File:Boeing E-3F Sentry (3).jpg|[[Boeing E-3 Sentry|Boeing E-3F Sentry]] AWACS aircraft
File:Airbus A330 MRTT F-UJCG - French Air Force.jpg|[[Airbus A330 MRTT|A330 MRTT]] strategic aerial refueling aircraft
File:French Air Force, F-RBAN, Airbus A400M-180 (49580307822).jpg|[[Airbus A400M Atlas]] transport aircraft
File:MQ-9 Reaper in flight (2007).jpg|[[MQ-9 Reaper]] combat UAV
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===National Gendarmerie (''Gendarmerie nationale'')===
{{main|National Gendarmerie}}

* [[List of French Paratrooper Units|Parachute Units of the National Gendarmerie]]
* [[Departmental Gendarmerie|Gendarmerie Départementale (GD)]] – territorial police force
* [[Mobile Gendarmerie|Gendarmerie Mobile (GM)]] – anti-riot unit and counter-terrorism group ([[GIGN]])
* [[Republican Guard (France)|Garde républicaine]] – republican guard of France
* [[Air Transport Gendarmerie|Gendarmerie des Transports Aériens]] – airport security force
* [[Air Gendarmerie|Gendarmerie de l'Air]] – used for Air and Space Force security
* [[Maritime Gendarmerie|Gendarmerie Maritime]] – coast guard unit
* Provost Gendarmerie – provides military police services to French Armed Forces personnel in deployments outside France
* Overseas Gendamerie – provides military police services in the French overseas dependencies and territories, as well as to embassies of France abroad

The [[National Gendarmerie]] is primarily a military and airborne capable police force which serves as a rural and general purpose police force.

===National Guard (''Garde nationale'')===
{{main|National Guard (France)}}

Reactivated in 2016, the National Guard serves as the official primary military and police reserve service of the Armed Forces. It is placed under the jurisdiction of [[Ministry of Armed Forces (France)|Ministry of the Armed Forces]] and serves as a [[reserve force]]. It also doubles as a force multiplier for law enforcement personnel during contingencies and to reinforce military personnel whenever being deployed within France and abroad.