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THE FRENCH GENDARMERIETHE FRENCH GENDARMERIEAnAn exampleexampleof aof a militarymilitary forceforce involvedinvolvedinin thethe

homelandhomelandsecuritysecurity

Chef d’escadron (Major) Etienne IgnatovitchChef d’escadron (Major) Etienne IgnatovitchGeneral directorateGeneral directorateof of thethe national gendarmerienational gendarmerie

PMSC Workshop onPMSC Workshop ondefence policydefence policy&& strategystrategyGenevaGeneva2929--3030 septemberseptember20032003



THETHE

FRENCHFRENCH

NATIONALNATIONAL

GENDARMERIEGENDARMERIE



--A MILITARY FORCE (BELONGING TO THE MINISTRY OFA MILITARY FORCE (BELONGING TO THE MINISTRY OFDEFENSE) ATTACHED FOR ITS EMPLOYMENT TO THE HOMEDEFENSE) ATTACHED FOR ITS EMPLOYMENT TO THE HOME

AFFAIRS MINISTRYAFFAIRS MINISTRY

--A TOTAL STRENGTH OFA TOTAL STRENGTH OF 100,000 MEN AND WOMEN100,000 MEN AND WOMEN

-- JURISDICTION ON THE WHOLE TERRITORY AND ON THEJURISDICTION ON THE WHOLE TERRITORY AND ON THEARMIESARMIES

-- A FORCE WHOSE MAIN ACTIVITY IS OF A CIVILIAN NATUREA FORCE WHOSE MAIN ACTIVITY IS OF A CIVILIAN NATURE( ADMINISTRATIVE AND JUDICIAL POLICE )( ADMINISTRATIVE AND JUDICIAL POLICE )

THE NATIONAL GENDARMERIETHE NATIONAL GENDARMERIE



-- IntelligenceIntelligence

-- PublicPublic orderorder

((maintainingmaintainingand restoringand restoring ))

-- SpecializedSpecialized policepolice unitsunits

(for immigrants,(for immigrants,environmentenvironment ,...),...)

-- Civil protectionCivil protection

(assistance, ...)(assistance, ...)

50 %50 %

40%40%

- Reporting offences (crimes,

offences and fines)- Gathering evidence- Searching offenders

-- MilitaryMilitary policepolice-- IntelligenceIntelligence-- reservesreserves-- SecuritySecurity ofof nuclearnuclear forcesforces-- Military defenceMilitary defence

10 %10 %MilitaryMilitary missionsmissions

JUDICIAL POLICEJUDICIAL POLICE

CIVIL DEFENCECIVIL DEFENCE



MAIN MISSIONSMAIN MISSIONS

-- PREVENTION, PROTECTION AND ASSISTANCEPREVENTION, PROTECTION AND ASSISTANCE--TERRITORY SURVEILLANCETERRITORY SURVEILLANCE

-- MILITARY, ADMINISTRATIVE, JUDICIAL POLICEMILITARY, ADMINISTRATIVE, JUDICIAL POLICE

Departmental Gendarmerie Departmental Departmental Gendarmerie Gendarmerie 65,000 men and women



95% of the territory

50% of the population

1 million crimes and

offences reported



17,00017,000 menmen deployabledeployable onon thethehomelandhomeland includingincludingoverseas territories andoverseas territories andexternalexternal missionsmissions

Mobile Gendarmerie Mobile Gendarmerie Mobile Gendarmerie

NATIONAL TRAININGCENTRE

CNEFG – SAINT ASTIER



• GSIGN! GIGN (antiterrorist intervention unit)! GSPR (presidency protection unit)! EPIGN (parachutist intervention squadron)

•

GBGM (armored squadrons)• CBRN INTERVENTION SQUADRONS• ROAD TRAFFIC MOTORISED UNITS• MOUNTAIN UNITS (rescue and investigations)• COAST GUARDS UNITS• HELICOPTER UNITS• POTHOLING UNITS (or caver units)

Specialized units Specialized units Specialized units





Specialized formations Specialized Specialized formations formations

• LA GARDE RÉPUBLICAINE• THE AIR TRANSPORTS GENDARMERIE• THE AIR FORCE GENDARMERIE• THE NAVY GENDARMERIE•

THE ARMAMENT GENDARMERIE• THE NUCLEAR FACILITIES GENDARMERIE





ARMY - AIR FORCE - NAVY

! ! - DEPARTMENTAL GENDARMERIE (80 000 persons)! - MOBILE GENDARMERIE (17 000 persons)! - RESERVE (50 000 persons)

POLICE

GENDARMERIE

The French National gendarmerie facing the crisisPEACETIME WARMAJOR CRISIS PEACE

KEEPINGCRISIS

Policing Trafficaccident

Judicialinvestigation

Calamities MaintenanceOf order

On theterritory

overseasHostaesituation

Restoration oforderTerrorism

ARMY - AIR FORCE - NAVY



«« La sécurité intérieure et la sécuritéLa sécurité intérieure et la sécuritéextérieure doivent former un tout (…) laextérieure doivent former un tout (…) lagendarmerie, forte de son statut militaire,gendarmerie, forte de son statut militaire,

illustre bien cette continuité nécessaire deillustre bien cette continuité nécessaire denotre action. Elle représente le traitnotre action. Elle représente le traitd’union entre les efforts civils etd’union entre les efforts civils etmilitairesmilitaires »»

M. Jean Pierre RAFFARIN,premier ministre

IHEDN septembre 2002

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