1st RPIMA

[mout]

I found some cool pics of the french 1st RPIMA

http://www.defenseprod.com/images/galeries/cta/01.jpg

http://www.defenseprod.com/images/galeries/cta/02.jpg

http://www.defenseprod.com/images/galeries/cta/03.jpg

http://www.defenseprod.com/images/galeries/cta/04.jpg

http://www.defenseprod.com/images/galeries/cta/05.jpg

http://www.defenseprod.com/images/galeries/cta/06.jpg

http://www.defenseprod.com/images/galeries/cta/07.jpg

http://www.defenseprod.com/images/galeries/cta/08.jpg

http://www.defenseprod.com/images/galeries/cta/09.jpg

http://www.defenseprod.com/images/galeries/cta/10.jpg

http://www.defenseprod.com/images/galeries/cta/11.jpg

http://www.defenseprod.com/images/galeries/cta/12.jpg

http://www.defenseprod.com/images/galeries/invex/01cta.jpg

http://www.defenseprod.com/images/galeries/invex/02cta.jpg

http://www.defenseprod.com/images/galeries/invex/03cta.jpg

http://www.defenseprod.com/images/galeries/invex/04cta.jpg

http://www.defenseprod.com/images/galeries/invex/05cta.jpg

http://www.defenseprod.com/images/galeries/invex/06cta.jpg

http://www.defenseprod.com/images/galeries/invex/07cta.jpg

http://www.defenseprod.com/images/galeries/invex/08cta.jpg

http://www.defenseprod.com/images/galeries/invex/09cta.jpg

http://www.defenseprod.com/images/galeries/invex/10cta.jpg

http://www.defenseprod.com/images/galeries/invex/11cta.jpg

http://www.defenseprod.com/images/galeries/invex/12cta.jpg

http://www.defenseprod.com/images/galeries/invex/13cta.jpg

http://www.defenseprod.com/images/galeries/invex/14cta.jpg[/img]

[fantassin]

These pics are from the book "1er RPIMa" by P. Poulet.

The CQB pics are the INVEX teams and the pics were taken at the CTA centre de tir adapté in Pau near the airborne school and the SF helicopter flight.

[mout]

http://www.defenseprod.com/images/galeries/cta/042.jpg

http://www.defenseprod.com/images/galeries/cta/101.jpg

[SOG]

holy hell cool pics!

[Kenshin]

Hooya!..

poster perfect:

http://www.defenseprod.com/images/galeries/invex/01cta.jpg

[Frens]

GREAT pics!!!!! woot woot woot

[Sleeping Sun]

http://www.defenseprod.com/images/galeries/cta/042.jpg

http://www.defenseprod.com/images/galeries/cta/101.jpg

Looks like something out of Metal Gear Solid doesn't it? ;)

[Sleeping Sun]

[quote="mout"]I found some cool pics of the french 1st RPIMA



http://www.defenseprod.com/images/galeries/cta/04.jpg

http://www.defenseprod.com/images/galeries/cta/11.jpg

You just have to agree with me :D

[Uncle Sam]

Good stuff.

[mimis]

CAN YOU TELL US THE PUBLISHER OF THE BOOK OR A WEB SITE THAT WE CAN BUY IT.

[Thomsen]

http://www.troupesdemarine.org/outils/biblio/fiches/lv000546.htm

[Miles Teg]

Ouaohh !!

I've heard that the CTA internal buildings can be sometimes rebuild following the need of the trainings. It's right?

[fantassin]

Yes it's true; everything from an embassy to a supermarket...the book can be purchased from this shop with a Visa card and a telephone.

http://www.vaevictis.com/htm/aetc.htm


You'll find many other pictures in the book; it's a coffee table book, not a lot of infos though.

[mimis]

thank you all for the informations

[usa320]

neat

[anonymous individual]

Awesome!

[Falco]

Great pics woot woot

[Jooglae]

Cool pics, people! :D

I heard that the 1st RPiMA is, in French, 1st Marine Paratroopers Regiment. Does that mean there is a French Marine Corps? By their gear and uniforms, they look more like SAS-CRWT.

[memphiz]

those are some of the best pics ive seen, good job

[Dominique]

Cool pics, people! :D

I heard that the 1st RPiMA is, in French, 1st Marine Paratroopers Regiment. Does that mean there is a French Marine Corps? By their gear and uniforms, they look more like SAS-CRWT.

They are an army unit. The "Marine" title is for historical reasons.

[fantassin]

The original title (in the 17th century) was "infanterie de marine" because they were onboard ships ready to land if necessary.

That name was changed to "infanterie coloniale" when France started conquering colonies in the 19th century; it was reversed back to "infanterie de marine" in 1958 when it was clear colonies were soon going to be a thing of the past.

Infanterie de marine belong to the army, not the the navy; the navy has got its own landing forces, in charge of either protecting navy bases and police duties onboard ships "fusiliers marins" or naval SF operations "fusiliers marins commandos".

[mout]

Here's some infos about the 1st RPIMA :

http://wwwusers.imaginet.fr/~cairn/a1rpima.htm

http://www.specialoperations.com/Foreign/France/Overview.htm

[Dominique]

The specialoperations.com article was written by me way back when the site was owned by Tom Hunter, I'm not sure where he go the pics though.