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French Forces in Combined Resolve Exercise

Posted on May 21, 2014 | by Caroline Teames
05/21/2014
Video:French Forces in Combined Resolve Exercise
Posted in Video, What's New | Tagged 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, 2nd Battalion, 31st Engineer Regiment, 5th Cavalry Regiment, Combined Resolve Exercise, Combined Resolve II, European Rotational Force, French forces, Germany, Grafenwoehr, Hohenfels, NATO, OPFOR, U.S. Army, Walter Piatt

Air Mobility: A Proven Concept for the French Forces

Posted on July 24, 2012 | by Robbin Laird
07/24/2012
This article looks at the role of French Army Light Aviation.
Posted in Con Ops, What's New | Tagged ALAT, Eurocopter, French Army, French forces, Tiger helicopter

With the French Forces In Afghanistan: At Crucial Point of Transition

Posted on June 26, 2012 | by Robbin Laird
06/26/2012
A look at French forces in Afghanistan based on a recent SLD trip to the operational area.
Posted in Logs & Sustainment, What's New | Tagged Afghanistan, French forces
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