France, Bordeaux, 2026-07-26. Firefighters battle a forest fire in the pine woods of the Gironde on 26 July 2026, with ground crews, engines from several departments and water bombing helicopters. The fire runs along the edge of the plantation. Photograph by Fred MARIE / Défense Zone. France, Bordea…

France, Bordeaux, 2026-07-26. Firefighters battle a forest fire in the pine woods of the Gironde on 26 July 2026, with ground crews, engines from several departments and water bombing helicopters. The plume gives the scale of the fire. Photograph by Fred MARIE / Défense Zone. France, Bordeaux, 2026-…

France, Bordeaux, 2026-07-26. Firefighters battle a forest fire in the pine woods of the Gironde on 26 July 2026, with ground crews, engines from several departments and water bombing helicopters. Smoke covers the whole horizon. Photograph by Fred MARIE / Défense Zone. France, Bordeaux, 2026-07-26. …

France, Bordeaux, 2026-07-26. Firefighters battle a forest fire in the pine woods of the Gironde on 26 July 2026, with ground crews, engines from several departments and water bombing helicopters. Engines hold the edge of the burning wood. Photograph by Fred MARIE / Défense Zone. France, Bordeaux, 2…

France, Bordeaux, 2026-07-26. Firefighters battle a forest fire in the pine woods of the Gironde on 26 July 2026, with ground crews, engines from several departments and water bombing helicopters. The crew spread out along the track. Photograph by Fred MARIE / Défense Zone. France, Bordeaux, 2026-07…

France, Bordeaux, 2026-07-26. Firefighters battle a forest fire in the pine woods of the Gironde on 26 July 2026, with ground crews, engines from several departments and water bombing helicopters. The engines lined up at the edge of the fire. Photograph by Fred MARIE / Défense Zone. France, Bordeaux…

France, Guer, 2025-11-29. Officer cadets of the Saint-Cyr Coetquidan military academy re-enact the battle of Austerlitz in the pine woods of Guer in November 2025, in period uniform, with black powder, cannon and cavalry. The line waits in formation in the open field. Photograph by Fred MARIE / Défe…

Estonia, Tapa, 2025-12-03. On mission Lynx, French soldiers of the NATO enhanced Forward Presence battlegroup train in the forests of Tapa, in Estonia, a hundred and fifty kilometres from the Russian border. The drone team works from the treeline. Photograph by Fred MARIE / Défense Zone. Estonia, Ta…

Estonia, Tapa, 2025-12-03. On mission Lynx, French soldiers of the NATO enhanced Forward Presence battlegroup train in the forests of Tapa, in Estonia, a hundred and fifty kilometres from the Russian border. The drone is launched from the treeline. Photograph by Fred MARIE / Défense Zone. Estonia, T…

France, Castres, 2018-01-25. Elite sniper shooters from the 8th Marine Infantry Parachute Regiment are training in camouflage and combat in the forest. Photograph by Fred MARIE. France, Castres, 2018-01-25. Des tireurs d elites du 8e regiment parachutiste d infanterie de marine s entrainent au camou…

France, Regina, 2018-12-23. In French Guyana, the Green Berets of the Foreign Legion train soldiers in combat and survival techniques in the jungle at CEFE (Equatorial Forest Training Center). Some internships can last 6 weeks and are some of the most difficult in the world. Photograph by Fred MARIE…