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In the French terminology, the "prepositioned forces" consist of the "sovereignty forces" based in the [[Overseas France]] and the "forces of presence" based abroad.
In the French terminology, the "prepositioned forces" consist of the "sovereignty forces" based in the [[Overseas France]] and the "forces of presence" based abroad.


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==Sovereignty forces==
==Sovereignty forces==

Revision as of 21:24, 23 December 2023

This article lists the various overseas military bases of France. The maintenance of overseas military bases enable the French Armed Forces to conduct expeditionary warfare, and often tend to be located in areas of strategic or diplomatic importance.

In the French terminology, the "prepositioned forces" consist of the "sovereignty forces" based in the Overseas France and the "forces of presence" based abroad.

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Sovereignty forces

Territory Garrison No. of personnel Note
Französisch-Guayana Les forces armées en Guyane (FAG) 2,100 [1]
Réunion & Mayotte Les forces armées dans la zone Sud de l’océan Indien (FAZSOI) 1,650 [1]
Neukaledonien Les forces armées en Nouvelle Calédonie (FANC) 1,400 [1]
French West Indies Les forces armées aux Antilles (FAA) 1,000 [1]
Französisch-Polynesien Les forces armées en Polynésie française (FAPF) 900 [1]
French Southern and Antarctic Lands Les forces armées dans la zone Sud de l’océan Indien (FAZSOI) 250 [1]

Forces of presence

Land Deployment No. of personnel Note
Dschibuti Les forces françaises stationnées à Djibouti (FFDj) 1,700 [1]
Vereinigte Arabische Emirate Forces de présence aux Emirats arabes unis 650 [1]
Ivory Coast Les forces françaises en Côte d'Ivoire (FFCI) 600 [1]
Gabun Les éléments français au Gabon (EFG) 450 [1]
Senegal Les éléments français au Sénégal (EFS) 350 [1]

Other

Land Deployment No. of personnel Note
Deutschland Franco-German Brigade in Müllheim and a Eurocopter Tiger training center at Faßberg Air Base 500

Former

Land Deployment No. of personnel Note
 Mali 2,000[2]
 Zentralafrikanische Republik 2,000[3]
 Niger Niamey Air Force Base 1,500

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Les forces françaises prépositionnées" (PDF). defense.gouv.fr. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  2. ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-21121262
  3. ^ http://news.postimees.ee/2785972/estonian-troops-fly-to-car-friday-morning


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