2nd Foreign Engineer Regiment

The 2nd Foreign Engineer Regiment (2e Régiment étranger de génie, 2e REG) is one of two combat engineer regiments in the French Foreign Legion. It provides the combat engineering component of the 27th Mountain Infantry Brigade. Stationed, since its creation in 1999, on the former site of the French strategic nuclear missiles at Saint Christol, Vaucluse, southern France.

History
Although created on 1 July 1999, making it the youngest regiment in the Foreign Legion, it has inherited the lineage of the 5th Foreign Infantry Regiment (5e REI), the Tonkin Regiment.

5th Mixed Pacific Regiment
In 1963, after the official disbandment of 5e REI, a new engineer unit was raised as the 5th Mixed Pacific Regiment (5e Regiment Mixte du Pacifique, 5e RMP) containing both Legion and Army personnel. Stationed at Papeete/Tahiti (Mururoa).

5th Foreign Regiment
It was renamed as the 5th Foreign Regiment (5e Régiment Étranger, 5e RE) on 1 July 1984. It was resized from 1996 on (last nuclear test of France at Mururoa) and finally disbanded on 30 June 2000 at Mururoa, 4 years after France stopped their nuclear testing there.

Organization
The regiment is composed of around 900 to 925 men organized into 6 companies.


 * Compagnie de Commandement et de Logistique (CCL) - Command and Logistics Company
 * Compagnie d'Administration et de Soutien (CAS) - Administrative and Services Company
 * 1er Compagnie de Combat - 1st Combat Company (3 combat sections, a support section and a command section)
 * 2e Compagnie de Combat - 2nd Combat Company (3 combat sections, a support section and a command section)
 * 3e Compagnie de Combat - 3rd Combat Company (3 combat sections, a support section and a command section)
 * Compagnie d'Appui (CA) - Support Company (5 specialist sections)

Commanding officers

 * Colonel Nebois (1999–2001)
 * Colonel Autran (2001–2003)
 * Colonel Fradin (2003–2005)
 * Colonel Boucher (2005–2007)
 * Colonel Chavanat (2007–2009)
 * Lt.-Colonel Kirscher (2009-2011)
 * Colonel Bonini (2011-201_)

Battle honours

 * Camerone 1863

Unit decorations
Croix de la Valeur Militaire (Afghanistan 2008-2012)