248:
182:
31:
170:
55:
143:
since the territory's independence. Starting June 1977 the conditions of the French forces were set by the framework of a provisional protocol (equivalent to a defense agreement). A new agreement has been in force since 2014. In
December 2023, a new defense cooperation treaty is under discussion for
160:
The general commanding the French forces stationed in
Djibouti has a joint staff. At the start of 2015, he commanded around 1,950 soldiers, 1,400 of whom were permanent, belonging to pre-positioned and rotating units which constitute the present forces. During the summer of 2015, the workforce fell
212:
The CCL, which provides operational logistics as well as the implementation of the regiment's command post. It also arms the combat training and hardening centre of
Djibouti (CECAD). This centre accommodates permanent units or short-term missions of the 5th RIAOM, other units of the FFDj, units or
204:
The 5th RIAOM is the last combined arms regiment of the French Army. Its location, as well as the missions entrusted to the
Republic of Djibouti, a region of the globe in perpetual evolution, with multiple upheavals, imposes a permanent operational posture. It is also the traditional regiment of
234:
On 1 August 2008, the
Battalion of the Light Air Djibouti (BATALAT) was attached to the 5th RIAOM. After becoming a Detachment of the Light Aviation of the Army (DETALAT) with 70 soldiers, it was equipped at the end of 2014 with four Puma and two
277:
accommodated around fifteen aircraft, and being a support base with a joint vocation, it also accommodated many support units including an armed ground-air defense section of eight 20-mm twin-tubes and eight firing stations for
382:
664:
638:
785:
503:
780:
267:
704:
343:(EDA-S) landing craft are to be delivered to naval forces based in Djibouti by 2025. The landing craft are to replace the CTM craft and better support operations in the region.
567:
528:
272:
432:
386:
775:
542:
581:
697:
263:
TOE biplanes and a Potez 29 detached medical of the 39th of parked aircraft regiment in the Levant. The
Djibouti Air Base was transferred to Gabode land in 1935.
660:
634:
198:
690:
790:
407:
359:
332:
217:
737:
713:
370:
201:. 5th RIAOM maintains the motto "Proud and strong." On that date, it inherited the pennant and traditions of the Somali Battalion.
194:
478:
742:
747:
312:
286:
247:
291:
606:
135:'The French forces stationed in Djibouti') is a French overseas military base. It constitutes one of the larger
457:
320:
236:
161:
to between 1,650 and 1,750 people. The military base is managed by the
Djibouti Defense Base Support Group.
727:
383:"Afrique Djibouti: l'avenir de la base militaire française au centre de la visite de Lecornu et Colonna"
152:
The base's force was 1,950 strong at the start of 2015. In mid-2018 the force was downsized to 1,450.
582:"L'avion de transport Transall C-160 a fait ses adieux aux Forces françaises stationnées à Djibouti"
230:
The 6th Land
Battery Unit Artillery - Land Acute Mission equipped with TRF1 and mortar 120 mm.
70:
335:
in
Djibouti. It also has deployed special forces for training and for combating piracy around the
561:
522:
279:
256:
197:(fr. 5ème Regiment Interarmes d'Outre Mer (RIAOM)) was recreated in Djibouti, then named the
308:
752:
479:"SPÉCIAL DJIBOUTI – L'ALAT prépositionnée dans la Corne de l'Afrique - Opérationnels SLDS"
408:"Selon un sénateur, "il faut s'attendre à des conflits de type canal de Suez" à Djibouti"
336:
304:
297:
181:
769:
682:
139:
military contingents outside France. The French military has remained present in
169:
97:
224:
661:"First Two EDA-S Next Gen Amphibious Landing Craft Delivered to French DGA"
635:"First Two EDA-S Next Gen Amphibious Landing Craft Delivered to French DGA"
259:(CFS) was incorporated on 1 April 1933, on the field of Saline, with three
260:
140:
93:
36:
136:
60:
246:
180:
168:
686:
213:
schools in metropolitan France, Djiboutian, and foreign forces.
323:, then Breguet Atlantique 2) is permanently stationed there.
173:
Shot from one of five
Humvees launches missiles SS 11 of the
208:
Grouped in the Brière de l'Isle district, it is made up of:
223:
The 3rd Armoured Squadron in short mission, equipped with
483:
Opérationnels – Soutien, Logistique, Défense, Sécurité
360:
pageDebut_=_13060_Légifrance Agreement of 27 June 1977
216:
The 1st Infantry Company Acute Mission, equipped with
177:
RIAOM to Goubad (30 km southwest of Djibouti) in 1971.
786:
1977 disestablishments in the French colonial empire
543:"Djibouti: the "Corsica" takes over from the" Vexin"
781:
Military installations of France in other countries
720:
118:
108:
103:
89:
84:
76:
66:
48:
43:
21:
319:In addition, a detachment from naval aeronautics (
268:Base aérienne 188 Djibouti "Colonel Emile Massart"
133:Les forces françaises stationnées à Djibouti, lit.
566:: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (
527:: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (
189:Mountain Artillery Regiment in Djibouti in 2010.
607:"Marine Nationale Dossier d'Information, p. 19"
303:Overseas Transport Squadron 88 Larzac flying a
698:
251:Logo of the French Air Force Base in Djibouti
8:
341:Engins de Débarquement Amphibie – Standards
199:French Territory of the Afars and the Issas
705:
691:
683:
549:. Archived from the original on 2021-06-16
510:. Archived from the original on 2022-01-21
18:
776:Overseas or abroad military installations
504:"80 years of aerial presence in Djibouti"
352:
282:missiles. It also hosts two squadrons:
559:
520:
433:"Chiffres clés de la Défense - 2015"
667:from the original on 26 November 2021
641:from the original on 26 November 2021
7:
129:The French forces in Djibouti (FFDj)
458:"Djibouti perd 300 postes cet été"
14:
714:Overseas military bases of France
307:until July 2019 and since then a
53:
29:
738:N'Djamena International Airport
195:5th Overseas Interarms Regiment
185:Canon TRF1 155 deployed by the
287:3/11 Corsican fighter squadron
1:
743:3rd Foreign Infantry Regiment
16:French overseas military base
748:9th Marine Infantry Regiment
371:id_Légifrance 2011 Agreement
807:
331:The French Navy deploys a
791:Djibouti–France relations
733:French forces in Djibouti
616:(in French). January 2023
26:
22:French forces in Djibouti
193:On 1 November 1969, the
588:(in French). 2019-07-26
485:(in French). 2014-11-15
414:(in French). 2018-05-31
300:and three Mirage 2000 D
252:
220:and antitank missiles;
190:
178:
728:Franco-German Brigade
250:
184:
172:
122:1,450 soldiers (2018)
663:. 25 November 2021.
637:. 25 November 2021.
104:Garrison information
547:archive.wikiwix.com
508:archive.wikiwix.com
437:archive.wikiwix.com
71:French Armed Forces
253:
191:
179:
67:Controlled by
761:
760:
456:Leader, Mamouth.
333:CTM landing craft
257:French Somaliland
239:Hot helicopters.
126:
125:
798:
707:
700:
693:
684:
677:
676:
674:
672:
657:
651:
650:
648:
646:
631:
625:
624:
622:
621:
611:
603:
597:
596:
594:
593:
578:
572:
571:
565:
557:
555:
554:
539:
533:
532:
526:
518:
516:
515:
500:
494:
493:
491:
490:
475:
469:
468:
466:
465:
453:
447:
446:
444:
443:
429:
423:
422:
420:
419:
404:
398:
397:
395:
394:
385:. Archived from
379:
373:
368:
362:
357:
321:Breguet Atlantic
295:
276:
255:The Squadron of
188:
176:
94:Military Airbase
59:
57:
56:
44:Site information
39:
35:
33:
32:
19:
806:
805:
801:
800:
799:
797:
796:
795:
766:
765:
762:
757:
753:Camp de la Paix
716:
711:
681:
680:
670:
668:
659:
658:
654:
644:
642:
633:
632:
628:
619:
617:
609:
605:
604:
600:
591:
589:
580:
579:
575:
558:
552:
550:
541:
540:
536:
519:
513:
511:
502:
501:
497:
488:
486:
477:
476:
472:
463:
461:
455:
454:
450:
441:
439:
431:
430:
426:
417:
415:
406:
405:
401:
392:
390:
381:
380:
376:
369:
365:
358:
354:
349:
329:
289:
270:
245:
186:
174:
167:
158:
150:
110:
54:
52:
30:
28:
27:
17:
12:
11:
5:
804:
802:
794:
793:
788:
783:
778:
768:
767:
759:
758:
756:
755:
750:
745:
740:
735:
730:
724:
722:
718:
717:
712:
710:
709:
702:
695:
687:
679:
678:
652:
626:
598:
586:Zone Militaire
573:
534:
495:
470:
448:
424:
412:Zone Militaire
399:
374:
363:
351:
350:
348:
345:
337:Horn of Africa
328:
325:
317:
316:
305:Transall C-160
301:
298:Mirage 2000-5F
244:
241:
232:
231:
228:
221:
214:
166:
163:
157:
154:
149:
146:
124:
123:
120:
116:
115:
112:
106:
105:
101:
100:
91:
90:Built for
87:
86:
82:
81:
78:
74:
73:
68:
64:
63:
50:
46:
45:
41:
40:
24:
23:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
803:
792:
789:
787:
784:
782:
779:
777:
774:
773:
771:
764:
754:
751:
749:
746:
744:
741:
739:
736:
734:
731:
729:
726:
725:
723:
719:
715:
708:
703:
701:
696:
694:
689:
688:
685:
666:
662:
656:
653:
640:
636:
630:
627:
615:
608:
602:
599:
587:
583:
577:
574:
569:
563:
548:
544:
538:
535:
530:
524:
509:
505:
499:
496:
484:
480:
474:
471:
459:
452:
449:
438:
434:
428:
425:
413:
409:
403:
400:
389:on 2023-12-15
388:
384:
378:
375:
372:
367:
364:
361:
356:
353:
346:
344:
342:
338:
334:
326:
324:
322:
314:
310:
306:
302:
299:
293:
288:
285:
284:
283:
281:
274:
269:
266:In 2011, the
264:
262:
258:
249:
242:
240:
238:
229:
226:
222:
219:
215:
211:
210:
209:
206:
202:
200:
196:
183:
171:
164:
162:
155:
153:
147:
145:
142:
138:
134:
130:
121:
117:
113:
107:
102:
99:
95:
92:
88:
83:
79:
75:
72:
69:
65:
62:
51:
47:
42:
38:
25:
20:
763:
732:
669:. Retrieved
655:
643:. Retrieved
629:
618:. Retrieved
613:
601:
590:. Retrieved
585:
576:
551:. Retrieved
546:
537:
512:. Retrieved
507:
498:
487:. Retrieved
482:
473:
462:. Retrieved
451:
440:. Retrieved
436:
427:
416:. Retrieved
411:
402:
391:. Retrieved
387:the original
377:
366:
355:
340:
330:
318:
265:
254:
233:
207:
203:
192:
165:Ground units
159:
151:
132:
128:
127:
85:Site history
671:10 December
645:10 December
460:(in French)
327:Naval units
309:CASA CN-235
290: [
271: [
114:Eric Gernez
80:Operational
770:Categories
620:2023-03-04
614:Cols Bleus
592:2021-06-15
553:2021-06-15
514:2021-06-15
489:2021-06-15
464:2021-06-15
442:2021-06-15
418:2021-06-15
393:2023-12-15
347:References
313:SA330 Puma
311:and three
296:with four
205:Djibouti.
156:Operations
98:Joint base
243:Air units
225:AMX-10 RC
144:renewal.
131:(French:
119:Occupants
111:commander
77:Condition
665:Archived
639:Archived
562:cite web
523:cite web
261:Potez 25
141:Djibouti
49:Operator
37:Djibouti
280:Mistral
237:Gazelle
148:History
109:Current
721:Active
339:. Two
137:French
61:France
58:
34:
610:(PDF)
294:]
275:]
673:2021
647:2021
568:link
529:link
187:93rd
218:VAB
175:5th
772::
612:.
584:.
564:}}
560:{{
545:.
525:}}
521:{{
506:.
481:.
435:.
410:.
292:fr
273:fr
96:,
706:e
699:t
692:v
675:.
649:.
623:.
595:.
570:)
556:.
531:)
517:.
492:.
467:.
445:.
421:.
396:.
315:.
227:;
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
