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| Equatorial Forest Training Center | |
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| Active | 1987 – Present |
| Country |  France |
| Branch | French Army |
| Type | Training |
| Role | Jungle Warfare Instruction |
| Part of | 3rd Foreign Infantry Regiment |
| Garrison/HQ | Régina, French Guiana |
| Website | Official Website |
The Equatorial Forest Training Center (CEFE), or Centre d'entraînement en forêt équatoriale, is a French Army jungle warfare school located in French Guiana.
Overview
[edit]The Equatorial Forest Training Center was established on September 22, 1987 near Régina in French Guiana.[1] The Jungle Training Center is attached to the Command and Support Company of the 3rd Foreign Infantry Regiment.
Training
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The Equatorial Forest Training Center offers four different training courses in jungle warfare for unit-sized groups:
- Initiation Course: This course lasts four days during which time the students are familiarized with jungle survival.[1]
- Jungle Warfare Course: This course lasts for two weeks during which time the unit is prepared for operating in a jungle or tropical environment. The course's elements are modular, allowing the course to be customized according to the student unit's needs and expertise.
- Advanced Jungle Warfare Course: This course lasts for two weeks and was developed to impart specific skills to infantry and special forces units.
- Survival Course: This course is intended to impart the student unit with specific survival skill or field test equipment in a jungle environment.
Gallery
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References
[edit]- 1 2 "Le Centre d'Entraînement en Forêt Equatoriale (CEFE)" (in French). Legion Etrangere. Archived from the original on 13 July 2011. Retrieved 8 June 2010.