🎯 Together to maintain a defensive posture at the eastern border of the Alliance.

📍Latvia | 2 Rafale from the Baltic air policing detachment took off from Siauliai to join the nearby base of Lielvarde in 🇱🇻
 
➡️ Training in relocating aircraft with minimal logistical footprint
 
➡️ Cooperative flights between allies 🇫🇷 🇸🇪 🇫🇮 🇮🇹🇪🇪

🎯 Contributing to the security of Europe's eastern flank.

📍Lithuania | Continuation of the Baltic Air Policing Mission 🛡️
 
✅ In one week, 4 Rafale interventions 🇫🇷 in coordination with our allies
 
⚔️ Identification and escort of 6 Russian planes 🇷🇺as part of the protection of the airspace of the Baltic states 🇱🇹, 🇱🇻, 🇪🇪

📍 South Pacific | Heading for AQUARIUS 26.2 for 🇫🇷 BSAOM

➡️ Deployment across the Pacific Island Countries
➡️ Amphibious training with the RIMaP-P

🛡️ 🇫🇷 remains committed to a free and open Indo-Pacific region.

🎯 Sharing of procedures between allied countries to ensure the security of the eastern flank of NATO

📍 Bulgaria | Participation of soldiers from Multinational Battlegroup in Romania in the EAGLE STEEL exercise 🇧🇬

✅ Strengthened cooperation between the 🇲🇪 🇮🇹 🇦🇱 🇫🇷 armed forces

⚡ Training focused on sharing expertise and adapting to threats, in armored vehicles or foot patrols

📍 Estonia| Multinational training taking place in @NATO's enhanced vigilance activities

⛽ Air refueling of fighters 🇵🇹🇷🇴🇪🇸 by a 🇫🇷 MRTT

🛡️ Supporting missions for the security on the eastern flank.

🎯 Initiative within the framework of the Alliance and the continuation of the common commitment to security and defense in Europe.

🔫 Practical application of essential combat shooting skills in a severe cold environment: rigor, precision, team spirit

💪 Enriching exchanges and strengthening ties between our armed forces.

📍 Finland | Winter conditions preparation and strengthening of 🇫🇷 🤝 🇫🇮

🛡️ Combined operational preparation session and sharing of tactical expertise

📍 Poland | 🇺🇦 🤝 🇫🇷

🎯 Training focused on live-fire exercises, adapted to operational requirements in open and urban terrain.

🛡️ The French armed forces provide ongoing support to Ukrainian forces contributing to Europe's long-term security

💪 Strengthened cohesion of NATO detachments and progressive enhancement of allied forces' readiness

🎯 Alongside partner forces, the French armies maintain a high level of for the defense of Europe's eastern flank.

📍Estonia | 🇪🇪🇫🇷training

⚔️ Immersion for French and Estonian light infantry detachments during a bilateral combat training exercise
 
⚡ Sustained effort on coordination measures and permanent operational procedures

📍Romania | Trilateral urban combat training between an infantry detachment 🇧🇪 🇫🇷 and 🇷🇴 mountain troops
 
🎯 Three-way instruction to optimize our operational procedures.

📍 Lebanon | Cooperation  and military partnership between 🇫🇷🤝🇱🇧 :
 
⚔️ Joint training actions on infantry combat and its variations
 
🚁 Appropriation of drones and their operational use
 
🎯 🇫🇷 standing by Lebanon to work towards maintaining stability.

🎯 Strengthening European security within the framework of the Alliance.

📍Finland | Deployment of 🇫🇷 moutains troops for a partnership alongside 🇫🇮

✅ Short-term deployment aimed at strengthening the security arrangements of the eastern flank of NATO

✅ Specialized training and experimentation in winter conditions

🎯 Preservation of our environment and natural resources, the 🇫🇷 armies determined in the fight against illegal fishing 🐟.

📍French Guiana | End of the Mokarran operation for the armed forces in French Guiana.
 
✅ 4 weeks of sea patrols to fight against illegal fishing in French territorial waters
 
✅ A total of 6 ships diverted and several tons of fish and equipment seized

🎯Objective : Implementing all our expertise for the benefit of the Alliance

📍Romania | SEA SHIELD NATO exercise for French Clearance Diver from the French Navy

▶️ Multi-environment sequences : sea, riverine and land

▶️ Evaluating responsiveness to new hybrid threats

▶️ Training module on naval mine countermeasures

🛡️ Vigilance, freedom of navigation and coordination are at the heart of this exercise.
 
🎯 Objective: strengthening the Alliance's multi-domain capabilities

📍Mediterranean Sea | The carrier air group (CAG) of the aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle continues its commitment in the NATO #NeptuneStrike exercise ⚡
 
✈️ Rafale Marine, E-2C and Atlantique 2 🇫🇷demonstrate their determination alongside our allies 🇦🇱🇧🇬🇭🇷🇫🇮🇩🇪🇬🇷🇮🇹🇳🇱🇷🇴🇪🇸🇺🇸

♟️🇫🇷 contribution to the development of national armed forces, helping address the region’s strategic challenges.

📍 Gambia | A 🇫🇷 TANDEM detachment delivered a training program for the Gambian Armed Forces, focused on practical operational skills.
 
⚡ 2 weeks of bilateral instruction focused on combat and operational medical care.

📍Poland | Ongoing training of 🇺🇦 forces by 🇫🇷 forces in the european mission #EUMAM
 
🔍 Progressive build-up with the priority given to urban and trench warfare, specialist training and engineering.
 
🎯 Sustained support to strenghten 🇺🇦 operational capabilities.

📍 Black Sea | ✈️ x 🛳️ flying together
 
🔎 Monitoring mission over a strategic area with two key objectives :

👉 Safeguarding security and preventing any threat at Europe's border.
👉 Ensuring freedom of navigation and access to shared spaces.

💥 Neutralization of drilling wells found at clandestine sites during jungle patrols
 
💥 Destruction of illegal gold panning equipment
 
🎯 Combating illicit trafficking to protect the environment and natural resources.

📍French Guiana | Continuing the fight against illegal gold mining as part of operation #HARPIE and stepping up forest patrols
 
➡️ Joint efforts between the gendarmerie and the Armed Forces in French Guiana.