A supporting regiment
“This exercise aims to strengthen the autonomy of the military, consolidate their skills, guarantee their operational readiness, and allow units to train tactically before a NATO alert phase scheduled for July 1st,” said the Ministry of Armed Forces.
“Traffic patrols will be deployed to equip their maneuver network and respond to incidents”
More precisely, with this exercise named Germersheim, in memory of the operation that allowed the crossing of the Rhine by the 1st Army of General de Lattre de Tassigny in March 1945, “traffic patrols will be deployed to equip their maneuver network and respond to incidents.” The exercise area is vast: from La Tour-Blanche-Cercles to Angoisse, passing through Busserolles.
It is not uncommon for the Dordogne to serve as a training ground for the army, even though no regiment is based there. Bassillac Airport, with its almost nonexistent civilian traffic, is often chosen. For example, in September 2025, with the Volfa 25 exercise, “of high intensity and expertise level,” where it served as a “logistics hub” for the air and space defense.
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