Camp Raffalli is a military camp of the

French Army The French Army, officially known as the Land Army (, , ), is the principal Army, land warfare force of France, and the largest component of the French Armed Forces; it is responsible to the Government of France, alongside the French Navy, Fren ...

. It is located in the municipalities of Calenzana and

Calvi, Haute-Corse Calvi (; ; ; ) is a '' commune'' in the Haute-Corse department of France on the island of Corsica. It is the seat of the Canton of Calvi, which contains Calvi and one other ''commune'', Lumio. Calvi is also the capital of the Arrondissement ...

. It serves as a

garrison A garrison is any body of troops stationed in a particular location, originally to guard it. The term now often applies to certain facilities that constitute a military base or fortified military headquarters. A garrison is usually in a city ...

and training ground for the

2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment The 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment () is the only airborne regiment of the Foreign Legion in the French Army. It is one of the four infantry regiments of the 11th Parachute Brigade and part of the spearhead of the French rapid reaction force. Si ...

(2^ème REP) and the Calvi defense base support group.

Gallery

File:Musée 2eREP.JPG, 2ème REP museum Image:Saut-balagne.jpg, 2ème REP paratroopers jumping over Calvi Drop Zone Image:Saut-Calvi.jpg, 2ème REP paratroopers landing on Calvi Drop Zone during a training course File:Largage parachutiste 2REP.jpg, 2ème REP paratroopers jumping from a C-160

References

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