France, Bordeaux, 2025-04-03. SOFINS 2025, the special operations forces innovation seminar, was held at the Souge military camp near Bordeaux from 1 to 3 April 2025. Commandos hang below the helicopter on the extraction rope. Photograph by Fred MARIE / Défense Zone. France, Bordeaux, 2025-04-03. Le…

France, Toulouse, 2021-07-09. Rope work training of the Toulouse branch of the RAID, the elite unit of the French national police, on a climbing tower and then in darkness inside the building. Coiling the rope before the exercise. Photograph by Fred MARIE / Défense Zone. France, Toulouse, 2021-07-09…

France, Toulouse, 2021-07-09. Rope work training of the Toulouse branch of the RAID, the elite unit of the French national police, on a climbing tower and then in darkness inside the building. An operator secured on the rope. Photograph by Fred MARIE / Défense Zone. France, Toulouse, 2021-07-09. Ent…

France, Toulouse, 2021-07-09. Rope work training of the Toulouse branch of the RAID, the elite unit of the French national police, on a climbing tower and then in darkness inside the building. Two men come down the wall together. Photograph by Fred MARIE / Défense Zone. France, Toulouse, 2021-07-09.…

France, Toulouse, 2021-07-09. Rope work training of the Toulouse branch of the RAID, the elite unit of the French national police, on a climbing tower and then in darkness inside the building. Coming down with the weapon in hand. Photograph by Fred MARIE / Défense Zone. France, Toulouse, 2021-07-09.…

France, Toulouse, 2021-07-09. Rope work training of the Toulouse branch of the RAID, the elite unit of the French national police, on a climbing tower and then in darkness inside the building. Two operators work the window line. Photograph by Fred MARIE / Défense Zone. France, Toulouse, 2021-07-09. …

France, Toulouse, 2021-07-09. Rope work training of the Toulouse branch of the RAID, the elite unit of the French national police, on a climbing tower and then in darkness inside the building. Hands on the descender. Photograph by Fred MARIE / Défense Zone. France, Toulouse, 2021-07-09. Entrainement…

France, Toulouse, 2021-07-09. Rope work training of the Toulouse branch of the RAID, the elite unit of the French national police, on a climbing tower and then in darkness inside the building. Suspended between the sky and the roof. Photograph by Fred MARIE / Défense Zone. France, Toulouse, 2021-07-…

France, Toulouse, 2021-07-09. Rope work training of the Toulouse branch of the RAID, the elite unit of the French national police, on a climbing tower and then in darkness inside the building. The tower seen from the ground. Photograph by Fred MARIE / Défense Zone. France, Toulouse, 2021-07-09. Entr…

France, Toulouse, 2021-07-09. Rope work training of the Toulouse branch of the RAID, the elite unit of the French national police, on a climbing tower and then in darkness inside the building. Setting the rope from the roof. Photograph by Fred MARIE / Défense Zone. France, Toulouse, 2021-07-09. Entr…

France, Toulouse, 2021-07-09. Rope work training of the Toulouse branch of the RAID, the elite unit of the French national police, on a climbing tower and then in darkness inside the building. The moment of going over the edge. Photograph by Fred MARIE / Défense Zone. France, Toulouse, 2021-07-09. E…

France, Toulouse, 2021-07-09. Rope work training of the Toulouse branch of the RAID, the elite unit of the French national police, on a climbing tower and then in darkness inside the building. Working an underground car park by torchlight. Photograph by Fred MARIE / Défense Zone. France, Toulouse, 2…

France, Toulouse, 2021-07-09. Rope work training of the Toulouse branch of the RAID, the elite unit of the French national police, on a climbing tower and then in darkness inside the building. Two beams in the darkness. Photograph by Fred MARIE / Défense Zone. France, Toulouse, 2021-07-09. Entrainem…

France, Toulouse, 2021-07-09. Rope work training of the Toulouse branch of the RAID, the elite unit of the French national police, on a climbing tower and then in darkness inside the building. Red light on the helmets of the stack. Photograph by Fred MARIE / Défense Zone. France, Toulouse, 2021-07-0…

France, Toulouse, 2021-07-09. Rope work training of the Toulouse branch of the RAID, the elite unit of the French national police, on a climbing tower and then in darkness inside the building. Blue light in the dark of the building. Photograph by Fred MARIE / Défense Zone. France, Toulouse, 2021-07-…

France, Toulouse, 2021-07-09. Rope work training of the Toulouse branch of the RAID, the elite unit of the French national police, on a climbing tower and then in darkness inside the building. Working up a stairwell in the dark. Photograph by Fred MARIE / Défense Zone. France, Toulouse, 2021-07-09. …

France, Toulouse, 2021-07-09. Rope work training of the Toulouse branch of the RAID, the elite unit of the French national police, on a climbing tower and then in darkness inside the building. The weapon leads into the dark room. Photograph by Fred MARIE / Défense Zone. France, Toulouse, 2021-07-09.…

France, Toulouse, 2021-07-09. Rope work training of the Toulouse branch of the RAID, the elite unit of the French national police, on a climbing tower and then in darkness inside the building. The last man out of the building. Photograph by Fred MARIE / Défense Zone. France, Toulouse, 2021-07-09. En…

France, Martignas-sur-Jalle, 2016-06-01. Out of season, the athletes of the French military ski team, nordic and alpine, go back to soldiering for a refresher course with a special forces regiment, from combat drill and shooting to water crossing and hand to hand. Hauling the boat across on the rope…

France, Toulouse, 2017-11-30. On operation Sentinelle, legionnaires of the 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment patrol the streets, the metro and the airport of Toulouse, and train between two rotations. Abseiling down the front of the building. Photograph by Fred MARIE / Défense Zone. France, Toulouse, 2…

France, Toulouse, 2017-11-30. On operation Sentinelle, legionnaires of the 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment patrol the streets, the metro and the airport of Toulouse, and train between two rotations. Moving along a roof during the exercise. Photograph by Fred MARIE / Défense Zone. France, Toulouse, 20…

France, Toulouse, 2017-11-30. On operation Sentinelle, legionnaires of the 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment patrol the streets, the metro and the airport of Toulouse, and train between two rotations. Seen from above, climbing the stairs. Photograph by Fred MARIE / Défense Zone. France, Toulouse, 2017-…

Djibouti, Djibouti, 2020-02-06. French military training into desert. Young officers learn how to survive and combat in dangerous area. Photograph by Fred MARIE / Defense Zone.
Djibouti, Djibouti, 2020-02-06. Entrainement des forces francaise dans le desert. Les jeunes lieutenants apprennent a comba…

Djibouti, Djibouti, 2020-02-06. French military training into desert. Young officers learn how to survive and combat in dangerous area. Photograph by Fred MARIE / Defense Zone.
Djibouti, Djibouti, 2020-02-06. Entrainement des forces francaise dans le desert. Les jeunes lieutenants apprennent a comba…

Djibouti, Djibouti, 2020-02-06. French military training into desert. Young officers learn how to survive and combat in dangerous area. Photograph by Fred MARIE / Defense Zone.
Djibouti, Djibouti, 2020-02-06. Entrainement des forces francaise dans le desert. Les jeunes lieutenants apprennent a comba…

Djibouti, Djibouti, 2020-02-06. French military training into desert. Young officers learn how to survive and combat in dangerous area. Photograph by Fred MARIE / Defense Zone.
Djibouti, Djibouti, 2020-02-06. Entrainement des forces francaise dans le desert. Les jeunes lieutenants apprennent a comba…

Djibouti, Djibouti, 2020-02-06. French military training into desert. Young officers learn how to survive and combat in dangerous area. Photograph by Fred MARIE / Defense Zone.
Djibouti, Djibouti, 2020-02-06. Entrainement des forces francaise dans le desert. Les jeunes lieutenants apprennent a comba…

Djibouti, Djibouti, 2020-02-06. French military training into desert. Young officers learn how to survive and combat in dangerous area. Photograph by Fred MARIE / Defense Zone.
Djibouti, Djibouti, 2020-02-06. Entrainement des forces francaise dans le desert. Les jeunes lieutenants apprennent a comba…

Djibouti, Djibouti, 2020-02-06. French military training into desert. Young officers learn how to survive and combat in dangerous area. Photograph by Fred MARIE / Defense Zone.
Djibouti, Djibouti, 2020-02-06. Entrainement des forces francaise dans le desert. Les jeunes lieutenants apprennent a comba…

Djibouti, Djibouti, 2020-02-06. French military training into desert. Young officers learn how to survive and combat in dangerous area. Photograph by Fred MARIE / Defense Zone.
Djibouti, Djibouti, 2020-02-06. Entrainement des forces francaise dans le desert. Les jeunes lieutenants apprennent a comba…

Djibouti, Djibouti, 2020-02-06. French military training into desert. Young officers learn how to survive and combat in dangerous area. Photograph by Fred MARIE / Defense Zone.
Djibouti, Djibouti, 2020-02-06. Entrainement des forces francaise dans le desert. Les jeunes lieutenants apprennent a comba…

France, Bordeaux, 2023-03-30. Soldiers of the French special forces put on a show during the sofins show, on the military camp of the 13th regiment of parachutist dragons. Photograph by Fred MARIE. France, Bordeaux, 2023-03-30. Des soldats des forces speciales francaises font le show pendant le salo…

France, Maripasoula, 2018-12-20. In French Guyana, illegal gold mining has been thriving for decades. Fuelled by clandestine workers from neighbouring Suriname and Brazil, this criminal enterprise has reached near-industrial proportions, destroying thousands of hectares of precious rainforest. The F…

France, Toulouse, 2019-03-18. RAID (elite police unit, special forces) trains at its headquarters in Toulouse. They train including shooting, sports, combat sports, as well as to a tactical training that plunge in situations close reality. Photograph by Fred MARIE / Defense Zone.
France, Toulouse, 2…

France, Chamonix, 2021-02-18. Immersion with mountain rescue gendarmerie (PGHM) during ice climbing training. Photograph by Fred MARIE / Defense Zone.
France, Chamonix, 2021-02-18. Immersion avec le peloton de gendarmerie de haute montagne (pghm) pendant un entrainement en cascade de glace. Photogra…

Military forces from french polynesia during a mission. Tahiti - French Polynesia - october 2019. Des militaires des forces armées en Polynésie Française pendant une mission. Tahiti - Polynésie Française - octobre 2019.

France, Chamonix, 2015-07-01. French mountain soldiers have special training in a special school in Chamonix, the most important place for outdoors activities in the world. Photograph by Fred MARIE / Collectif DR. France, Chamonix, 2015-07-01. Les chasseurs alpins francais s entrainent dans une ecol…

France, Chamonix, 2015-07-01. French mountain soldiers have special training in a special school in Chamonix, the most important place for outdoors activities in the world. Photograph by Fred MARIE / Collectif DR. France, Chamonix, 2015-07-01. Les chasseurs alpins francais s entrainent dans une ecol…

France, Chamonix, 2015-07-01. French mountain soldiers have special training in a special school in Chamonix, the most important place for outdoors activities in the world. Photograph by Fred MARIE / Collectif DR. France, Chamonix, 2015-07-01. Les chasseurs alpins francais s entrainent dans une ecol…

France, Chamonix, 2015-07-01. French mountain soldiers have special training in a special school in Chamonix, the most important place for outdoors activities in the world. Photograph by Fred MARIE / Collectif DR. France, Chamonix, 2015-07-01. Les chasseurs alpins francais s entrainent dans une ecol…

France, Chamonix, 2016-03-02. French mountain soldiers have special training in a special school in Chamonix, the most important place for outdoors activities in the world. Photograph by Fred MARIE / Collectif DR. France, Chamonix, 2016-03-02. Les chasseurs alpins francais s entrainent dans une ecol…

France, Chamonix, 2016-03-02. French mountain soldiers have special training in a special school in Chamonix, the most important place for outdoors activities in the world. Photograph by Fred MARIE / Défense Zone. France, Chamonix, 2016-03-02. Les chasseurs alpins francais s entrainent dans une ecol…

France, Chamonix, 2016-03-02. French mountain soldiers have special training in a special school in Chamonix, the most important place for outdoors activities in the world. Photograph by Fred MARIE / Collectif DR. France, Chamonix, 2016-03-02. Les chasseurs alpins francais s entrainent dans une ecol…

France, Chamonix, 2016-03-02. French mountain soldiers have special training in a special school in Chamonix, the most important place for outdoors activities in the world. Photograph by Fred MARIE / Collectif DR. France, Chamonix, 2016-03-02. Les chasseurs alpins francais s entrainent dans une ecol…

France, Chamonix, 2016-08-22. French mountain soldiers have special training in a special school in Chamonix, the most important place for outdoors activities in the world. Photograph by Fred MARIE / Collectif DR. France, Chamonix, 2016-08-22. Les chasseurs alpins francais s entrainent dans une ecol…

Canada - Quebec - 2017-01-19. During three weeks, french and canadian army trained together during a special exercice called chavalier tricolore. They made a 1000 kilometers long raid with snowbikes and experiment survival skills into the nature. Photgraph by Fred MARIE / Défense Zone. Canada - Queb…

Canada - Quebec - 2017-01-19. During three weeks, french and canadian army trained together during a special exercice called chavalier tricolore. They made a 1000 kilometers long raid with snowbikes and experiment survival skills into the nature. Photgraph by Fred MARIE / Défense Zone. Canada - Queb…

France, Chamonix, 2021-02-15. French young woman Nadege during training to be mountain rescue policewoman. Photograph by Fred MARIE / Defense Zone.
France, Chamonix, 2021-02-15. Nadege, jeune femme policiere, s entraine pour devenir secouriste en montagne au sein de la compagnie republicaine de secu…

France, Chamonix, 2021-02-15. French young woman Nadege during training to be mountain rescue policewoman. Photograph by Fred MARIE / Defense Zone.
France, Chamonix, 2021-02-15. Nadege, jeune femme policiere, s entraine pour devenir secouriste en montagne au sein de la compagnie republicaine de secu…