page_title: List of marines and naval infantry forces
section_title: France
hierarchical_section_title: List of marines and naval infantry forces / France
caption_attribution_description: English: French marine Sgt. Sylvain Duhautoy, 5th French Marine Regiment - 5e régiment interarmes d'outre-mer (5e RIAOM) - , instructs desert survival course students in the deserts outside Djibouti, May 31, 2012. The ten day course taught by French Marines, was attended by U.S. service members where they learned desert survival and combat tactics. Read more: http://www.dvidshub.net/image/602826/desert-survival-training#.ULg_dFLleSo#ixzz2DgFAaDKK
context_page_description: Various countries around the world maintain Marines and Naval Infantry military units. Even if only a few nations have the capabilities to launch major amphibious assault operations, most Marines and Naval Infantry forces are able to carry limited amphibious landing, riverine and coastal warfare tasks. The list includes also army units specifically trained to operate as marines or naval infantry forces.
context_section_description: Army
  9th Marine Infantry Brigade (9e Brigade d'Infanterie de Marine)
  [[:fr:9e compagnie de commandement et de transmissions de marine|9th Marine Command and Signal Company (9e Compagnie de Commandement et de Transmissions de Marine)
  Marine Infantry Tank Regiment (Régiment d'infanterie Chars de Marine)
  1st Marine Infantry Regiment (1er Regiment d'Infanterie de Marine)
  2nd Marine Infantry Regiment (2e Régiment d'Infanterie de Marine)
  3rd Marine Infantry Regiment (3e Régiment d'Infanterie de Marine)
  11th Marine Artillery Regiment (11e Régiment d'Artillerie de Marine)
  6th Engineer Regiment (6e Régiment du Génie) 
  9th Scouting and Investigation Squadron (Escadron d'Eclairage et d'Investigation 9)
  9th Brigade Intelligence Battery (Batterie de Renseignement Brigade 9)
  Marine Infantry Training Center (Centre de Formation d'Infanterie de Marine)
  Chad March Regiment (Régiment de Marche du Tchad)
  1st Marine Infantry Parachute Regiment (1er Régiment de Parachutistes d'Infanterie de Marine)
  2nd Marine Infantry Parachute Regiment (2e Régiment de Parachutistes d'Infanterie de Marine)
  3rd Marine Infantry Parachute Regiment (3e Régiment de Parachutistes d'Infanterie de Marine)
  5th Overseas Combined Arms Regiment (5e Régiment Interarmes d'Outre-Mer)
  6th Marine Infantry Battalion (6e Bataillon d'Infanterie de Marine)
  6th Marine Infantry Parachute Regiment - Initial Training Center for Non-Commissioned Soldiers of the 11th Parachute Brigade (6e Régiment de Parachutistes d’Infanterie de Marine - Centre de Formation Initiale des Militaires du Rang de la 11e Brigade Parachutiste)
  7th Marine Infantry Regiment - Recruiting and Selection Group South-West (7e Régiment d'Infanterie de Marine - Groupement de Recrutement et de Sélection Sud-Ouest)
  8th Marine Infantry Parachute Regiment (8e Régiment de Parachutistes d'Infanterie de Marine)
  9th Marine Infantry Regiment (9e Régiment d'Infanterie de Marine) 
  21st Marine Infantry Regiment (21e Régiment d'Infanterie de Marine)
  33rd Marine Infantry Regiment (33e Régiment d'Infanterie de Marine)
  43rd Marine Infantry Battalion (43e Bataillon d'Infanterie de Marine)
  3rd Marine Artillery Regiment (3e Régiment d'Artillerie de Marine)
  3rd Company (Amphibious), 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment (3e Compagnie ("Amphibie"), 2e Régiment Étranger de Parachutistes)
  Navy
  Marine Fusiliers and Commandos Force (Force des Fusiliers Marins et Commandos)
  Marine Fusiliers Group "Brest" (Groupements de Fusiliers Marins "Brest")
  three Marine Fusiliers Companies (Compagnies de Fusiliers Marins)
  Training Center (Centre d'Entraînement)
  Marine Fusiliers Company "Lanvéoc" (Compagnie de Fusiliers Marins "Lanvéoc")
  Marine Fusiliers Company "Lann-Bihoué" (Compagnie de Fusiliers Marins "Lann-Bihoué")
  Marine Fusiliers Company "Sainte-Assise" (Compagnie de Fusiliers Marins "Sainte-Assise")
  Marine Fusiliers Group "Toulon" (Groupements de Fusiliers Marins "Toulon")
  three Marine Fusiliers Companies (Compagnies de Fusiliers Marins)
  Training Center (Centre d'Entraînement)
  Marine Fusiliers Company "South France" (Compagnie de Fusiliers Marins "France-Sud")
  Marine Fusiliers Company "Rosnay" (Compagnie de Fusiliers Marins "Rosnay")
  Marine Fusiliers Company "Cherbourg" (Compagnie de Fusiliers Marins "Cherbourg")
  Marine Fusiliers Company "Ile-Longue" (Compagnie de Fusiliers Marins "Ile-Longue")
  Marine Fusiliers School (Ecole des Fusiliers Marins)
caption: French Fusiliers Marins undergoing desert training in Djibouti
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