page_title: Chasseurs Alpins
section_title: Modern unit
hierarchical_section_title: Chasseurs Alpins / Modern unit
caption_attribution_description: Français&#160;: Chasseurs Alpins en exercice sur le Glacier du Trient
context_page_description: The chasseurs alpins are the elite mountain infantry force of the French Army. They are trained to operate in mountainous terrain and in urban warfare.
context_section_description: Since 1999 they have been (with other units) part of the 27th Mountain Infantry Brigade (Brigade d'Infanterie de Montagne), and are currently organised into three battalions:
  7th Battalion, Varces (Grenoble)
  13th Battalion, Chambéry
  27th Battalion, Cran-Gevrier (Annecy)
  All three battalions are based in cities in the French Alps, thus the name of the units.
  Training includes climbing, cross-country skiing, plus winter and summer mountain leadership and mountain guiding skills completed at the High Mountain Military School. Traditional training included mountain survival skills such as to build an igloo shelter and to sleep in temperatures around 0 °C. Modern troops may be transported in all-terrain VMBs, VACs, (Bandvagn 206) or untracked VAB personnel carriers. Personal weaponry includes the FAMAS assault rifle, Minimi machine gun, FRF-2 sniper rifle, PGM Hécate II heavy sniper rifle, and LGI light mortar, while group weapons included the M2 machine gun, LLR 81mm mortar, and vehicle-mounted 20 mm autocannon, plus AT4, ERYX and MILAN anti-tank missiles.
  The chasseurs are easily recognised by their wide beret (when not in battle uniform), named the tarte des Alpes (after a type traditional alpine hat). Note though that this is also worn by other mountain troops, such as the Alpine infantry, cavalry, artillery, and signals. However the mountain troops of the Foreign Legion engineers wear the legion green beret.
  The 16th battalion of chasseurs are not mountain troops and wear the standard French Army blue beret with the chasseur cap badge.
  Current winter uniform consists of 'Tundra' camouflage made in 50/50 ripstop. It was specifically created for the Chasseurs & has later been adopted by other French units such as the GCM for winter exercises.
caption: Training of chasseurs alpins on the Mont Blanc massif.
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