Assigned to Marmande after a mission in Bosnia, Bruno Le Badezet joined the creation of a unit, the External Operations Group. For these, two gendarmes are always seconded to a deployed regiment. He goes to Bosnia, Kosovo, Ivory Coast. He is responsible for sensitive issues, such as the repatriation of bodies following helicopter crashes or bombings. Returning to the South-West, he then returned to Congo as head of security as part of a European police mission.
A challenge
“Currently, I am perfecting my English, a challenge with myself. I communicated in Serbo-Croatian; To my great surprise, the Serbs knew the history of France better than me! Investigator then brigade commander, I also learned to love the French language. In Africa, I shared unforgettable moments under the palaver tree with the village chief. I also happened to experience very hard moments, under Kalashnikov fire, when attackers tried several times to invade the camp while hundreds of nationals and dual nationals were streaming in.”
