Corps de réaction rapide France
| HQ RRC-Fr | |
|---|---|
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| Country | France |
| Type | Headquarters |
| Garrison/HQ | Lille |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander |
Lieutenant General Thierry CORBET |
Headquarters Rapid Reaction Corps-France (HQ RRC-FR), created on 1 July 2005, is a French headquarters, NATO certified, able to command a national or multinational land component of between 5,000 and 60,000 personnel.
With around 450 military coming from fifteen different nations, HQ RRC-FR is stationed in Lille, within a 17th-century citadel also known as "the Queen of the Citadels", designed by the famous French Field Marshal Vauban.
Reactive, flexible and "open to the world", HQ RRC-FR is a purpose-built organisation, designed to handle the complexity of military operations of the early twenty-first century.
Following a detailed examination of its capabilities, the Headquarters Rapid Reaction Corps-France was certified High Readiness Force (HRF) by NATO in July 2007.
Once placed on alert, it is able to deploy reconnaissance teams to an operation area within two days, following a political decision to commit troops, and a command post (CP) in less than thirty days.
HQ RRC-FR is able to perform a wide variety of missions, ranging from an initial entry to stabilisation operations.
It can be committed within a multinational environment, in the framework of NATO, European Union (EU) or even under a national mandate. Thus:
In the same time, French Members of RRC-FR’s staff are contributing to the operation Sentinelle as all French army operational units.
HQ RRC-FR completes the range of French Land Forces Headquarters. Its creation allows France to contribute according to its position and international commitments, while remaining consistent with the requirements of national security and defence, within the framework of the EU or NATO.
A multinational headquarters subordinated to Land Forces Command (LFC) based in Lille, the HQ RRC-FR is open to all EU and NATO members (18% of its strength). Though stationed in France, its working language is English.
In crisis, French and Allied operational reinforcements would augment its strength up to 750 personnel, to enable HQ RRC-FR to conduct long term high intensity operations.
In addition to France, HQ RRC-FR framework nation, fifteen different nations contribute to the staff on a permanent basis, representing a total of 80 personnel.
Everything is done to draw on the military experience of each nation. A constant exchange is facilitated by the use of English as a common working language.
HQ RRC-FR benefits from the best fibre-optic-equipped site among the French Army: about 300 km fibre deployed between and inside its 17th-century walls. There, are 18 (French + NATO) computer and phone networks.
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