Exercise Balerit: 600 soldiers on open ground

Exercise Balerit: 600 soldiers on open ground Terre Gayat Cl... Fri 04/04/2025 - 16:12 The 1st Marine Infantry Regiment (1st RIMA) led Exercise Balerit, a large-scale operational training in civilian terrain, on the outskirts of Angoulême, Charente, Vienna and the Deux-Sèvres. For a week, nearly 600 active and reserve soldiers faced the realities of a manoeuvre in the midst of the civilian population to face simulated threats. The soldiers were …