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Latest news on 🇫🇷 military operations. ➡️ @cemafr.bsky.social for the Chief of the French Defence Staff ➡️ @etatmajorfr.bsky.social for the French latest newshttps://bsky.app/profile/frenchforces.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/frenchforces.bsky.social/post/3ml2e2xefe22o📍 New Caledonia | TAGATA TOA multinational exercise 🌊 Joint forces 🇫🇷🇺🇸🇵🇬 on the ground, engaged in amphibious and air-land maneuvers across multiple environments in the Pacific04 May 2026 18:57 +0000at://did:plc:qreexvxmk2tt5qa5c5ezdpdr/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml2e2xefe22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/frenchforces.bsky.social/post/3mjtiksvwvk2o📍Latvia | 2 Rafale from the Baltic air policing detachment took off from Siauliai to join the nearby base of Lielvarde in 🇱🇻   ➡️ Training in relocating aircraft with minimal logistical footprint   ➡️ Cooperative flights between allies 🇫🇷 🇸🇪 🇫🇮 🇮🇹🇪🇪19 Apr 2026 08:04 +0000at://did:plc:qreexvxmk2tt5qa5c5ezdpdr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjtiksvwvk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/frenchforces.bsky.social/post/3mjkk7mo3sc27📍Lithuania | Continuation of the Baltic Air Policing Mission 🛡️   ✅ In one week, 4 Rafale interventions 🇫🇷 in coordination with our allies   ⚔️ Identification and escort of 6 Russian planes 🇷🇺as part of the protection of the airspace of the Baltic states 🇱🇹, 🇱🇻, 🇪🇪15 Apr 2026 18:40 +0000at://did:plc:qreexvxmk2tt5qa5c5ezdpdr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjkk7mo3sc27https://bsky.app/profile/frenchforces.bsky.social/post/3mji2jld7dk2o📍 South Pacific | Heading for AQUARIUS 26.2 for 🇫🇷 BSAOM ➡️ Deployment across the Pacific Island Countries ➡️ Amphibious training with the RIMaP-P 🛡️ 🇫🇷 remains committed to a free and open Indo-Pacific region.14 Apr 2026 18:53 +0000at://did:plc:qreexvxmk2tt5qa5c5ezdpdr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mji2jld7dk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/frenchforces.bsky.social/post/3mjfle3oadk22📍 Bulgaria | Participation of soldiers from Multinational Battlegroup in Romania in the EAGLE STEEL exercise 🇧🇬 ✅ Strengthened cooperation between the 🇲🇪 🇮🇹 🇦🇱 🇫🇷 armed forces ⚡ Training focused on sharing expertise and adapting to threats, in armored vehicles or foot patrols13 Apr 2026 19:17 +0000at://did:plc:qreexvxmk2tt5qa5c5ezdpdr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjfle3oadk22https://bsky.app/profile/frenchforces.bsky.social/post/3mjfbqiebkk23📍 Estonia| Multinational training taking place in @NATO's enhanced vigilance activities ⛽ Air refueling of fighters 🇵🇹🇷🇴🇪🇸 by a 🇫🇷 MRTT 🛡️ Supporting missions for the security on the eastern flank.13 Apr 2026 16:25 +0000at://did:plc:qreexvxmk2tt5qa5c5ezdpdr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjfbqiebkk23https://bsky.app/profile/frenchforces.bsky.social/post/3mj3kjoesxs2h📍 Finland | Winter conditions preparation and strengthening of 🇫🇷 🤝 🇫🇮 🛡️ Combined operational preparation session and sharing of tactical expertise09 Apr 2026 19:35 +0000at://did:plc:qreexvxmk2tt5qa5c5ezdpdr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj3kjoesxs2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/frenchforces.bsky.social/post/3miyosb3cok2v📍 Poland | 🇺🇦 🤝 🇫🇷 🎯 Training focused on live-fire exercises, adapted to operational requirements in open and urban terrain. 🛡️ The French armed forces provide ongoing support to Ukrainian forces contributing to Europe's long-term security08 Apr 2026 16:14 +0000at://did:plc:qreexvxmk2tt5qa5c5ezdpdr/app.bsky.feed.post/3miyosb3cok2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/frenchforces.bsky.social/post/3mir53krnu22d📍Estonia | 🇪🇪🇫🇷training ⚔️ Immersion for French and Estonian light infantry detachments during a bilateral combat training exercise   ⚡ Sustained effort on coordination measures and permanent operational procedures05 Apr 2026 16:08 +0000at://did:plc:qreexvxmk2tt5qa5c5ezdpdr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mir53krnu22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/frenchforces.bsky.social/post/3minuvpbbtk27📍Romania | Trilateral urban combat training between an infantry detachment 🇧🇪 🇫🇷 and 🇷🇴 mountain troops   🎯 Three-way instruction to optimize our operational procedures.04 Apr 2026 09:04 +0000at://did:plc:qreexvxmk2tt5qa5c5ezdpdr/app.bsky.feed.post/3minuvpbbtk27https://bsky.app/profile/frenchforces.bsky.social/post/3mijslx7i2k22📍 Lebanon | Cooperation  and military partnership between 🇫🇷🤝🇱🇧 :   ⚔️ Joint training actions on infantry combat and its variations   🚁 Appropriation of drones and their operational use   🎯 🇫🇷 standing by Lebanon to work towards maintaining stability.02 Apr 2026 18:12 +0000at://did:plc:qreexvxmk2tt5qa5c5ezdpdr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mijslx7i2k22https://bsky.app/profile/frenchforces.bsky.social/post/3mijlrvr4tc2i📍Finland | Deployment of 🇫🇷 moutains troops for a partnership alongside 🇫🇮 ✅ Short-term deployment aimed at strengthening the security arrangements of the eastern flank of NATO ✅ Specialized training and experimentation in winter conditions02 Apr 2026 16:10 +0000at://did:plc:qreexvxmk2tt5qa5c5ezdpdr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mijlrvr4tc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/frenchforces.bsky.social/post/3mihdg4awqk2o📍French Guiana | End of the Mokarran operation for the armed forces in French Guiana.   ✅ 4 weeks of sea patrols to fight against illegal fishing in French territorial waters   ✅ A total of 6 ships diverted and several tons of fish and equipment seized01 Apr 2026 18:35 +0000at://did:plc:qreexvxmk2tt5qa5c5ezdpdr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mihdg4awqk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/frenchforces.bsky.social/post/3migtvgzhts2k📍Romania | SEA SHIELD NATO exercise for French Clearance Diver from the French Navy ▶️ Multi-environment sequences : sea, riverine and land ▶️ Evaluating responsiveness to new hybrid threats ▶️ Training module on naval mine countermeasures01 Apr 2026 13:57 +0000at://did:plc:qreexvxmk2tt5qa5c5ezdpdr/app.bsky.feed.post/3migtvgzhts2khttps://bsky.app/profile/frenchforces.bsky.social/post/3mietx4j6y22g📍Mediterranean Sea | The carrier air group (CAG) of the aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle continues its commitment in the NATO #NeptuneStrike exercise ⚡   ✈️ Rafale Marine, E-2C and Atlantique 2 🇫🇷demonstrate their determination alongside our allies 🇦🇱🇧🇬🇭🇷🇫🇮🇩🇪🇬🇷🇮🇹🇳🇱🇷🇴🇪🇸🇺🇸31 Mar 2026 18:53 +0000at://did:plc:qreexvxmk2tt5qa5c5ezdpdr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mietx4j6y22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/frenchforces.bsky.social/post/3mi7q3ca2ws22📍 Gambia | A 🇫🇷 TANDEM detachment delivered a training program for the Gambian Armed Forces, focused on practical operational skills.   ⚡ 2 weeks of bilateral instruction focused on combat and operational medical care.29 Mar 2026 18:00 +0000at://did:plc:qreexvxmk2tt5qa5c5ezdpdr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi7q3ca2ws22https://bsky.app/profile/frenchforces.bsky.social/post/3mi6sednwkc2k📍Poland | Ongoing training of 🇺🇦 forces by 🇫🇷 forces in the european mission #EUMAM   🔍 Progressive build-up with the priority given to urban and trench warfare, specialist training and engineering.   🎯 Sustained support to strenghten 🇺🇦 operational capabilities.29 Mar 2026 09:08 +0000at://did:plc:qreexvxmk2tt5qa5c5ezdpdr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi6sednwkc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/frenchforces.bsky.social/post/3mi4tbbhgvc27📍 Black Sea | ✈️ x 🛳️ flying together   🔎 Monitoring mission over a strategic area with two key objectives : 👉 Safeguarding security and preventing any threat at Europe's border. 👉 Ensuring freedom of navigation and access to shared spaces.28 Mar 2026 14:19 +0000at://did:plc:qreexvxmk2tt5qa5c5ezdpdr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi4tbbhgvc27https://bsky.app/profile/frenchforces.bsky.social/post/3mi4dumobc222📍French Guiana | Continuing the fight against illegal gold mining as part of operation #HARPIE and stepping up forest patrols   ➡️ Joint efforts between the gendarmerie and the Armed Forces in French Guiana.28 Mar 2026 09:44 +0000at://did:plc:qreexvxmk2tt5qa5c5ezdpdr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi4dumobc222https://bsky.app/profile/frenchforces.bsky.social/post/3mi2qagjd7c26📍Mediterranean Sea | NEPTUNE STRIKE 🔱 ⚡ The aircraft carrier air group (Gaé) of the aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle has joined the #NeptuneStrike exercise @NATO 🎯 Objectives : Vigilance, freedom of navigation and coordinated actions27 Mar 2026 18:20 +0000at://did:plc:qreexvxmk2tt5qa5c5ezdpdr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi2qagjd7c26https://bsky.app/profile/frenchforces.bsky.social/post/3mhsbidoayk2h📍Estonia | Deployment of the French light infantry company for an exercise alongside the Estonian Defense League. ⚡Combat rescue, bunker assault ➡️ Two days of combat and mutual sharing based on tactical knowledge. ✅ A beneficial collaboration beetween 🇫🇷 and 🇪🇪 since 2023.24 Mar 2026 09:34 +0000at://did:plc:qreexvxmk2tt5qa5c5ezdpdr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhsbidoayk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/frenchforces.bsky.social/post/3mhqkabvnas2d📍Romania | Allied engineer units take part in #EagleSapper exercise 🇷🇴🇧🇪🇫🇷 🤝Joint training, obstacle breaching and exchange of operational expertise 🎯NATO forces in action : engineering capabilities and teamwork aiming for European security23 Mar 2026 17:05 +0000at://did:plc:qreexvxmk2tt5qa5c5ezdpdr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhqkabvnas2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/frenchforces.bsky.social/post/3mhlldirf7c2i📍 Romania| Trilateral cooperation 🇷🇴🇫🇷🇵🇹 during a ambush training module in Romania. ⚔️ Leading assaults on objectives in forest environment. 🫡 Exchange of know-how and meticulous coordination down to the lowest operationnal level21 Mar 2026 17:42 +0000at://did:plc:qreexvxmk2tt5qa5c5ezdpdr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhlldirf7c2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/frenchforces.bsky.social/post/3mhj5sisfa22r📍Mer Noire | Vols de surveillance dans une zone stratégique depuis le Charles de Gaulle en Méditerranée orientale, avec le soutien de l‘Armée de l’Air et de l’Espace ✈️   ➡️ Renforcer la surveillance des espaces maritimes et aériens du flanc est de l'Europe20 Mar 2026 18:34 +0000at://did:plc:qreexvxmk2tt5qa5c5ezdpdr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhj5sisfa22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/frenchforces.bsky.social/post/3mhj5pr3qq22r📍Black Sea | Surveillance flights in a strategic area - operated by FS Charles de Gaulle' air wing from the Eastern Mediterranean with the support of 🇫🇷 Air Force✈️   ➡️ Enhance surveillance of maritime and air spaces on Europe's Eastern flank20 Mar 2026 18:33 +0000at://did:plc:qreexvxmk2tt5qa5c5ezdpdr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhj5pr3qq22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/frenchforces.bsky.social/post/3mhgb7vcvnk2l📍Norway | Atlantic 2 in the High North✈️   🔍Maritime surveillance flights in coordination with our 🇳🇴 allies: ➡️ Optimal cover of operation zones ➡️ Sharing tactical picture for situational awarness19 Mar 2026 14:58 +0000at://did:plc:qreexvxmk2tt5qa5c5ezdpdr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhgb7vcvnk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/frenchforces.bsky.social/post/3mhecypclhk24📍 Finland | 💥 Ambush training for the French detachment mobilized during the #COLDRESPONSE exercise 💪 Train hard, adapt fast, stay ready despite extreme winter weather18 Mar 2026 20:24 +0000at://did:plc:qreexvxmk2tt5qa5c5ezdpdr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhecypclhk24https://bsky.app/profile/frenchforces.bsky.social/post/3mhbndoayes2j📍Greenland | Arctic cold weather exercise #UPPICK26🇫🇷🇩🇰 ❄️ -30°C, frozen fjord: 230 kms of snowmobile infiltration for French soldiers alongside their Danish counterparts17 Mar 2026 18:51 +0000at://did:plc:qreexvxmk2tt5qa5c5ezdpdr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhbndoayes2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/frenchforces.bsky.social/post/3mh6ykph2622n📍French Guiana | Fighting illegal fishing ⚔️ 🌊 As part of the interministerial mission #MOKARRAN, our forces in French Guiana conduct control actions alongside the internal security forces 🛡️ Protecting the environment, maritime ressources, and France's sovereignty at sea16 Mar 2026 17:34 +0000at://did:plc:qreexvxmk2tt5qa5c5ezdpdr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh6ykph2622nhttps://bsky.app/profile/frenchforces.bsky.social/post/3mh3ntjh2v226📍 Dominican Republic | 20 years of military cooperation 🇩🇴🤝🇫🇷 DUNAS 26 exercise 🇫🇷 and 🇩🇴 soldiers trained together, teaming up: ➡️ Various warfares at stake: nautical drills, infantry warfare and combat hardening 🛡️DUNAS embodies a major exercise for regional cooperation & security in the Carribean15 Mar 2026 09:44 +0000at://did:plc:qreexvxmk2tt5qa5c5ezdpdr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh3ntjh2v226