2nd Foreign Engineer Regiment

The 2nd Foreign Engineer Regiment (French: 2 Régiment Etranger de Génie, 2 REG) is one of two combat engineer regiments of the Foreign Legion in the French Army. Since its creation in 1999, it has been based at Saint Christol, Vaucluse, southern France. The regiment provides the combat engineering component of the 27th Mountain Infantry Brigade. The regiment was created in 1999 and is an heir to one of the 18 combat engineer formations of the Foreign Legion in Indochina. The regiment carries some of the history of the 5th Foreign Infantry Regiment, "The Tonkin Regiment". The regiment is part of the French Army's military engineers. The new legionnaires arrive from the 4th Foreign Regiment, the initial training regiment, while older legionnaires transfer from other Legion regiments. Since creation, the regiment is stationed in Maréchal Koenig garrison, based on plateau Albion, in the commune of Saint-Christol, Vaucluse. This previously housed the 1st Strategic Missiles Groupment of the Strategic Air Forces, on Aerial Base 200 Apt-Saint-Christol. As part of the 27th Mountain Infantry Brigade, the regiment gathers intelligence, direct combat, mobile support (demining, clearing paths, etc.) to any counter mobilities and the deployment amongst combat units.