The 🇫🇷 Joint Staff - Millitary operations
Official account of the French Joint Staff. Latest news on 🇫🇷 military operations.
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- 📍 Lebanon | 🇱🇧 Infantry sections' training continues ➡️ Engineering warfare, mine awareness, followed by an evaluation of the acquired skills
- 📍Romania | "We train as we fight" - artillery exercise #DYNAMICFRONT26 on the way 🇫🇷🇷🇴🇧🇬🇨🇦🇨🇿🇩🇪🇬🇷🇮🇹🇵🇱🇹🇷🇭🇷🇭🇺🇲🇰🇵🇹🇪🇸🇬🇧 1️⃣6️⃣ nations testing their collective action abilities in a high intensity scenario
- 📍 Estonia | When winter meets readiness ❄️💪 ➡️ Partnership between soldiers 🇪🇪🇬🇧🇫🇷 sharing skills, swapping tactics, and mastering combat together in extreme cold. 🤝 #StrongerTogether, for the security of the Alliance's eastern flank.
- 📍French Polynesia | Massive drug seizure on the high seas ⚓ 🛑 Interception of a suspicious ship and control onboard by the French Navy, resulting in the discovery of 174 drug ballots.
- 📍 Mediterranean | Aeromaritime space control training 🇫🇷🇮🇹 ⚓ Threats identification and neutralization involving the 🇫🇷 Carrier Strike Group and its carrier wing, alongside 🇮🇹 F35 and AV8 as well as 🇫🇷 Air Force fighter jets
- 📍 Estonia | WINTER CAMP Exercise begins for 🇫🇷🇬🇧 troops under 🇪🇪 command ❄️ Training focused on resilience and soldiers’ ability to operate in demanding conditions 🤝 Joint maneuvers designed to enhance NATO allies’ operational capabilities and strengthen the defence of the Alliance’s eastern flank 🛡️
- 📍French Polynesia | Throwback to the latest drug seizure at sea by the French Navy as if you were part of it 🇫🇷 ⚓ Conducted by a frigate's boarding team from @ALPACI_FAPF, supported by a Falcon 50 maritime patrol aircraft 🛡️ 🇫🇷 Armed forces always committed to struggle against illicit trafficking 💪
- 📍 Iraq | Mission accomplished for the training program for Iraqi elite battalions 🇮🇶 💪 Sharing essential knowledge in specialized fields (urban warfare, engineering) to enhance operational defense capabilities 🇮🇶 🎯 Strengthening bilateral cooperation 🇫🇷🇮🇶 in the service of regional stability
- 📍 Gabon | Training of 60 cadet against poaching and illegal gold mining ⚔️ 🤝 Training actions lead by the 🇫🇷 tactical sub-group "TANDEM" at the request of our 🇬🇦 partner 🎯 Working together to protect natural resources, combat illicit trafficking and the effects of climate change
- 📍Sweden | 🇫🇷 Rafale & 🇸🇪 Gripen together in Swedish skies ✈️ Agile Combat Employment : rapid projection, minimal logistics footprint. 🎯 Allied forces responsive and united to safeguard NATO nation's freedom of action.
- 📍Estonia | Training in forest environments and trenches with 🇪🇪🇫🇷 military 🤝Joint activities with realistic and demanding scenarios, including combat first aid. 🎯 Exchange of expertise to strengthen the operational capacities of NATO Battlegroup Estonia, to serve the security of NATO's eastern flank.
- 📍Iraq | Military training of Iraqi elite battalions 🇮🇶 🤝 Sharing of combined-arms expertise in desert conditions: armored assaults, EOD, combat medecine, urban warfare, mortar support. 🎯 Mutual trust and effective bilateral cooperation meeting 🇮🇶 operational needs.
- 📍 Romania | 🇫🇷 and 🇧🇪 soldiers "starting the day with a bang!" ➡️ Opening of breeches through brick walls and barbed wire, anti-tank mines destruction 💥 🤝 Sharing savoir-faire and procedures between NATO allies United for security on Europe's Eastern Flank #WeAreNATO #StrongerTogether
- 📍Norway | 🇫🇷 air patrol over the Arctic area ✈️ 🔍 Maritime and aerial situational awareness ❄️ Training our ability under freezing condition 💪 Showcasing 🇫🇷 presence alongside our european and NATO allies 🎯 Defending european territories and maritime approaches 🛡️
- 📍Estonia | Infiltration training 🇬🇧🇫🇷 🔍 Urban infiltration exercise with 🇫🇷 JTAC and the observation and coordination element (EOC) alongside the 🇬🇧 Recon unit (RECCE) 🤜🤛 Enhance joint abilities for security on NATO's Eastern flank
- 📍Black Sea | ✈️ 🇫🇷 Fighter jets, airborne early warning and tanker aircrafts patrolling 🛑 Watch and defend freedom of circulation within NATO's Eastern flank international airspace 🛡️ Prevent the threats. Deter. Protect shared spaces #WeAreNATO #StrongerTogether
- 📍Romania | Massive casualties training within the @natoflfbgromania outside a combat context 🚨 Emergency situation as in real life with multiple injured victims
- 📍 Lebanon | Dog rescue and dog combat training 🐾 🐕🦺 Drills between 🇫🇷 and 🇱🇧 military working dog teams 🤝 Joint effort of the Lebanese armed forces and the French Forces for the stability and sovereignty of Lebanon 🇱🇧
- 📍 Djibouti | Desert warfare training 🇩🇯🇫🇷 🏜️ Intensive survival training in the desert, physical endurance, walks and obstacle course 🤜🤛 🇫🇷 instructors working with 🇩🇯 soldiers and security forces 🤝 Training together. Enhancing our cooperation. Improving our operational abilities.
- 📍 Romania | Always ready 💪 ➡️ Urban combat training between 🇫🇷 and 🇧🇪 soldiers from @NATOBGRomania 💥 Armored support, joint assault, dynamic entry and close-quarters combat training 🎯 Steadfast commitment to maintain @NATO's defensive and deterrent posture on Europe's eastern flank 🛡️
- 🇫🇷 #Ops2025 | 24/7, on land, sea & air – the missions of French forces never stop! 🪖 Throwback on their mission, dedication, and daily commitment in the coming days. 💪 Always ready. Always committed.
- 📍Mediterranean Sea | CLEOPATRA naval exercise - 21st edition 🇫🇷 🇪🇬 🚢 Working #together for better aeromaritime abilities ⚓ Sharing know-how and benefiting from exchanges between 🇫🇷 🇪🇬 crews 🎯 One shared goal: building a secure and stable Mediterranean Sea
- 📍Romania | Sparring partners for the drills, brothers in arms on the field 🇫🇷 🇵🇹 🇷🇴 🇵🇱 🇲🇰 🇧🇪 🇱🇺 🤝 Cohesion and hardiness: pillars of sport performance and battle efficiency 🎯 Challenge and mutual trust for the security of Europe #strongertogether
- 📍Ivory Coast and Gabon | Military cooperation in action as 🇨🇮 and 🇬🇦 forces train with 🇫🇷 soldiers. 💪 Various trainings: airbone training, moutain/forest/urban combat, firefighting, precision shooting
- 📍Marquesas Islands | Fisheries enforcement mission in the 🇫🇷 economic exclusive zone 🌏 🔎 Active monitoring and control of suspsicious fishing activities by a 🇫🇷 vessel 🎯 Preserving the environment - guaranteeing 🇫🇷 sovereignty - protecting our marine ressources
- 📍 Estonia | French and British troops take on a realistic OPFOR during #SCORPIONPANZER. 🛡️ France and NATO stand ready to defend the Alliance’s eastern flank.
- 📍 🇫🇷 air base in the Middle East | 3D threats training : drone alert 🚨 👁️ Detection, identification, classification of air threats ⛓️ Drill for the protection teams
- 📍Romania | Attack ! Joint training with 🇫🇷 and 🇧🇪 soldiers 💪 Joint assault, dynamic entry, and close-quarters combat training 🎯 Strenghtening NATO's allies ability to gather forces for the Alliance's Eastern flank security #StrongerTogether
- 📍 Océan Pacifique | Formations avec nos partenaires dans le cadre de l'Académie du Pacifique 🌊 Stage de lutte contre la pollution maritime pour les @ALPACI_FAPF et les forces de sécurité des Samoa 🇼🇸, Kiribati 🇰🇮, Tuvalu 🇹🇻 et Fidji 🇫🇯 avec théorie et mises en situation pratique
- 📍France | Combat, search and rescue drills with 🇲🇾 soldiers 🚁 From air detection to ground action with transport helicopters, surveillance aircrafts and REAPER drones 🤝 Sharing, training, getting feedback between partners 🇫🇷 🇲🇾
- 📍Lebanon | Shooting and urban combat skills: ✔️ for 🇱🇧 soldiers 💪 Field training with 🇫🇷 and 🇱🇧 soldiers 🕊️ United for peace and stability in Lebanon
- 📍 Eastern Mediterranean | Sailing alongside, sharing the same cape 🧭 ⚓ Navigation and communication drills 🤝 Strenghtening our shared procedures between NATO allies: operating for security in the Mediterranean Sea
- 📍 Estonia | 🇪🇪🇫🇷 Side by side in the #STEELRAIN exercise 💪🏼 Joint training with JTACs and K9 “Thunder” howitzers 🎯 Strengthening skills, cooperation, and NATO interoperability for Europe’s security.
- 📍 Estonia | Shooting training 🇫🇷🇪🇪 🤜🤛 💪 Side by side, strong 🇫🇷🇪🇪 partnership, united for European security 🛡️
- 📍 Lebanon | Paris firefighters deployed within the @UNIFIL_FR_DAMAN mission transmit their expertise to the Lebanese Armed Forces 🔥 ➡️ Sharing intervention procedures and techniques 🤝 ➡️ Cooperation at different levels between 🇫🇷 and 🇱🇧 soldiers 💪
- 📍Romania | 3-2-1 : Fire ! 💥 💣 🇫🇷🇷🇴 troops from the NATO Multinational Battlegroup in Romania honing their Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) skills 🌉 Soldiers practicing wet-gap crossing operations. 🛡️Training #together to keep Europe safe Teamwork mode: ON 🤝 🇪🇺
- 📍Hawaii | End of exercise 🇺🇸 #JPMRC for 🇫🇷 soldiers ✈️ Participation of paratroopers from the Pacific Marine Infantry Regiment of the 🇫🇷 Armed forces in New-Caledonia, in the opening of an airlift over the archipelago, between Big Island and Honolulu
- 📍France | Air efficiency on the agenda of 🇺🇦 armed forces training program, as part of the 🇪🇺EUMAM mission: ✈️ Flying 🎯 Guidance by Joint Terminal Attack Controllers (JTAC) 🛠️ Aeronautical maintenance and mechanics
