Orion-26 military exercise involving 1,500 paratroopers from France and UK underway in Orléans Bricy, France
The Orion-26 military exercise, a significant joint operation involving approximately 1,500 paratroopers from France and the United Kingdom, is currently underway at Base 123 in Orléans Bricy, France. This operation marks France's largest military drill since the Cold War and represents an ambitious effort to enhance collaborative military capabilities among European allies. The exercise features airborne manoeuvres with troops being deployed at the Coëtquidan base in Brittany, further emphasizing the significance of this military partnership. Colonel Colomban de Poncharra, the commanding officer of the French 3rd Marine Corps parachute regiment, remarked on the operation, calling it a "bold operation." The... [Continue Reading]
