France, Paris, 2025-06-19. The 55th Paris air show at Le Bourget, in June 2025, where the aerospace and defence industry shows its aircraft, its missiles and its launchers, under exceptional air security. Weapons and their shadows on the tarmac. Photograph by Fred MARIE / Défense Zone. France, Paris…

France, Castres, 2021-07-22. Change of command ceremonies at the 8th marine infantry parachute regiment in Castres, where the colours pass from one commanding officer to the next in front of the assembled regiment, the families and the local authorities. The column comes down the avenue. Photograph …

France, Castres, 2021-07-22. Change of command ceremonies at the 8th marine infantry parachute regiment in Castres, where the colours pass from one commanding officer to the next in front of the assembled regiment, the families and the local authorities. Shadows line up as neatly as the men. Photogr…

France, Aubagne, 2018-04-30. French Foreign Legion soldiers attend ceremony to commemorate the 155th anniversary of the legendary battle of Camaron (Mexico). Camaron day, in memory of the battle of the Mexican city of Camaron, which occurred on April 30, 1863 between the French Foreign Legion and th…

France, Aubagne, 2018-04-30. French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe, French Defence Minister Florence Parly and French General Jean-Pierre Bosser, Chief of Staff of the French land forces (chef d'etat-major de l'armee de terre, CEMAT), review pioneers from the French Foreign Legion (Legion etrangere…

France, Aubagne, 2015-04-30. Ceremony of the battle of Camerone in the 1st foreign regiment (1st RE). Photograph by JR DRAHI / Defense Zone. Ceremonie de la bataille de Camerone au 1er regiment etranger (1er RE). Photographie de JR DRAHI / Defense Zone.

France, Biarritz, 2019-08-25. Raid special police forces in Biarritz for G7 international summit. Photograph by Fred MARIE/ Defense Zone.
France, Biarritz, 2019-08-25. Les forces de police du RAID protègent le sommet international du G7 dans le pays Basque. Photographie de Fred MARIE / Defense Zone.

France, Parie, 2024-06-15. Soldiers from the 1er RIMa patrol near the Eiffel Tower as part of the Sentinelle mission and security for the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Photography by Fred MARIE. France, Parie, 2024-06-15. Les marsouins du 1er RIMa patrouille près de la tour Eiffel dans le…

France, Castelnaudary, 2022-01-26. Training of foreign legion soldiers in south of France, at the 4th Regiment. Photograph by Fred Marie / Defense Zone.
France, Castelnaudary, 2022-01-26. Formation initiale des soldats de la legion etrangere dans le sud de la France au sein du 4e regiment etranger. …

Estonian infantry platoon ESTPLA-26, participating in French-led Operation Barkhane in the West African country of Mali, commenced their primary task of manning entrances and control posts at the Gao base in the northeast of the country. Gao - Mali - august 2018. Le peloton d’infanterie estonien EST…