English: French Paratroopers from 2e Régiment Etranger de Parachutistes board an RAF Chinook Helicopter at Knook Camp, Salisbury Plain.

French paratroopers have familiarised themselves with operating from British Chinook helicopters during joint training on Salisbury Plain.

The French unit trained alongside the 2 PARA Battlegroup so that British and French airborne forces are ready to deploy together on short notice missions.

The CJEF was established as part of the defence and security, and on nuclear cooperation treaties signed at Lancaster House by the UK and France in 2010.

The UK and France are deployed around the world together in places such as the Middle East to combat Daesh and Estonia as part of NATO’s Enhanced Forward Presence. In Mali 3 RAF Chinooks and 100 UK personnel are deployed in a non-combat role in support of French counter-extremist operations.

The UK will continue to cooperate with our European partners in the future following the UK’s departure from the EU. We will continue to be a key player in Euro-Atlantic security and defence through our leadership in NATO, which will always be central to the UK’s security, our values and our place in the world.

• Organization: Army
• Object Name: AHQSGT2-OFFICIAL-20201112-033-248
• Category: MOD
• Supplemental Categories: Army, NATO, Foreign Personnel, People
• Keywords: Knook Camp, FMAS Assault Rifle, Foreign Forces, French, Boarding, Exercise Wessex Storm, Interoperability, Partnering, Royal Air Force, RAF, Equipment, Aircraft, Helicopter, Support, Chinook, Salisbury Plain, Wessex Storm 2020, Army, Location, Training Areas, UK, South West, Training, Exercise, Ex, Locations, Salisbury Plain Training Area, Wiltshire
• Country: United Kingdom