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French defense observer & freelance baker - #defense #militaryfood - Never put a #baguette upside down 🇫🇷🇳🇿

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The American mind can’t comprehend this.

The American mind can’t comprehend this.

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French soldiers cleaning the barrel of a Caesar 155mm SPH.

French soldiers cleaning the barrel of a Caesar 155mm SPH.

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French army Tiger attack helicopter buzzing French farmers. 😎🤙 by Capitaine Malaury / INS

French army Tiger attack helicopter buzzing French farmers. 😎🤙 by Capitaine Malaury / INS

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Chez Airbus - Toulouse.

Chez Airbus - Toulouse.

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Reopening of the Strait of Hormuz in April 2026. #FrenchAura

Reopening of the Strait of Hormuz in April 2026. #FrenchAura

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Parachute jump from an A400M for 🇫🇷GIGN trainees. The GIGN is an elite French law enforcement unit specializing in counterterrorism, hostage rescue, and high-risk operations. via GIGN Groupe d'Intervention Gendarmerie Nationale FB / Gendarmerie nationale

Parachute jump from an A400M for 🇫🇷GIGN trainees. The GIGN is an elite French law enforcement unit specializing in counterterrorism, hostage rescue, and high-risk operations. via GIGN Groupe d'Intervention Gendarmerie Nationale FB / Gendarmerie nationale

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Napoléon Bonaparte died 205 years ago today. His tomb now rests in the Dôme des Invalides in Paris.

Napoléon Bonaparte died 205 years ago today. His tomb now rests in the Dôme des Invalides in Paris.

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Finnish Army NH90 TTH helicopter low flying 🎥by Lloyd H Photography / FB

Finnish Army NH90 TTH helicopter low flying 🎥by Lloyd H Photography / FB

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Rafale B jet fighter emerging from its lair. #FrAF #avgeek via guillaume.rgn97

Rafale B jet fighter emerging from its lair. #FrAF #avgeek via guillaume.rgn97

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The snowfall in Paris is preparing us for Greenland deployment.

The snowfall in Paris is preparing us for Greenland deployment.

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In November 1921, during a visit to Bismarck, North Dakota, Marshal Foch, WW1 Supreme Allied Commander, met with the Sioux Native American tribes . The Sioux gave him the name “Watapech Wakiga” (Charging Thunder).

In November 1921, during a visit to Bismarck, North Dakota, Marshal Foch, WW1 Supreme Allied Commander, met with the Sioux Native American tribes . The Sioux gave him the name “Watapech Wakiga” (Charging Thunder).

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How to unload a Merkava MBT with no brakes and no engine. "Don’t worry", they tapped the barrels and said "That’ll do it." before unloading the tank.

How to unload a Merkava MBT with no brakes and no engine. "Don’t worry", they tapped the barrels and said "That’ll do it." before unloading the tank.

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Learn how to cook Lasagne alla bolognese for 80 sailors in the 5-square-meter galley of a French Navy nuclear-powered attack submarine. 👨‍🍳⚓️🇫🇷🍽 Useful tip: Add some honey to reduce the acidity. #militaryfood by forces_sous_marines / INS

Learn how to cook Lasagne alla bolognese for 80 sailors in the 5-square-meter galley of a French Navy nuclear-powered attack submarine. 👨‍🍳⚓️🇫🇷🍽 Useful tip: Add some honey to reduce the acidity. #militaryfood by forces_sous_marines / INS

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Cryogenic cleaning is used to remove graffiti from the Valois tank commemorating the liberation of Alençon. #WW2 via Ouest-France

Cryogenic cleaning is used to remove graffiti from the Valois tank commemorating the liberation of Alençon. #WW2 via Ouest-France

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The new Airbus Helicopters H160M helicopter in French Navy colors delivered the match ball for a French Top 14 rugby championship game in Toulon. A total of 169 H160M Guépard helicopters are planned to replace five types of helicopters currently in service with the French Armed Forces. via Le Méridional

The new Airbus Helicopters H160M helicopter in French Navy colors delivered the match ball for a French Top 14 rugby championship game in Toulon. A total of 169 H160M Guépard helicopters are planned to replace five types of helicopters currently in service with the French Armed Forces. via Le Méridional

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The French mountain infantry soldiers (chasseurs alpins) wear a distinctive piece of headgear: an oversized beret they call "la tarte" (the pie). Its wide wool design offers practical protection against cold, sun and snow, and the shape allows versatile use in field conditions. It also serves as a distinctive unit symbol reflecting alpine military heritage. #France #Greenland

The French mountain infantry soldiers (chasseurs alpins) wear a distinctive piece of headgear: an oversized beret they call "la tarte" (the pie). Its wide wool design offers practical protection against cold, sun and snow, and the shape allows versatile use in field conditions. It also serves as a distinctive unit symbol reflecting alpine military heritage. #France #Greenland

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French anthem “La Marseillaise” sung , next to the 'Le Temeraire' SLBM at the nuclear submarines 🇨🇵 Navy base Ile Longue in Crozon, following President Emmanuel Macron’s major speech on French nuclear deterrence and European security.

French anthem “La Marseillaise” sung , next to the 'Le Temeraire' SLBM at the nuclear submarines 🇨🇵 Navy base Ile Longue in Crozon, following President Emmanuel Macron’s major speech on French nuclear deterrence and European security.

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Greek army Leopard 1A5/GR MBTs deployed in eastern France as part of the #Orion26 exercise. by Eric Pchr / FB

Greek army Leopard 1A5/GR MBTs deployed in eastern France as part of the #Orion26 exercise. by Eric Pchr / FB

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Video footage from the war in Afghanistan (2001-2021) showing French soldiers in heavy firefight with Taliban. 📷 by Sébastien Dupont

Video footage from the war in Afghanistan (2001-2021) showing French soldiers in heavy firefight with Taliban. 📷 by Sébastien Dupont

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French national anthem “La Marseillaise” sung in the hangar bay of the aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle, currently off the coast of Crete, after President Macron’s speech on the deployment of the French Navy in the Middle East. via Le Figaro

French national anthem “La Marseillaise” sung in the hangar bay of the aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle, currently off the coast of Crete, after President Macron’s speech on the deployment of the French Navy in the Middle East. via Le Figaro

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300 French army officer cadets (EMAC) singing the 🇫🇷 anthem 'la Marseillaise' in the Douaumont Ossuary, eastern France. This modern French ossuary contains the jumbled bones of 130,000 WW1 soldiers. #WW1 #France #Verdun

300 French army officer cadets (EMAC) singing the 🇫🇷 anthem 'la Marseillaise' in the Douaumont Ossuary, eastern France. This modern French ossuary contains the jumbled bones of 130,000 WW1 soldiers. #WW1 #France #Verdun

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haters gonna hate... 😎🇺🇸🇨🇳

haters gonna hate... 😎🇺🇸🇨🇳

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During #AtlanticTrident25 Exercise organized by NATO in Finland, a French air force Rafale shot down an USAF F-35 in a mock dogfight.

During #AtlanticTrident25 Exercise organized by NATO in Finland, a French air force Rafale shot down an USAF F-35 in a mock dogfight.

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French Garde Républicaine cavalry charge

French Garde Républicaine cavalry charge

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Dark Hearts (🇫🇷 Cœurs noirs) Prime Video TV show, 2023. Scene depicting French special forces storming a terrorist hideout in Mosul while wearing Iraqi uniforms. The French series follows a French special forces unit tracking a terrorist network during the Battle of Mosul (2016/2017).

Dark Hearts (🇫🇷 Cœurs noirs) Prime Video TV show, 2023. Scene depicting French special forces storming a terrorist hideout in Mosul while wearing Iraqi uniforms. The French series follows a French special forces unit tracking a terrorist network during the Battle of Mosul (2016/2017).

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Spanish CL 215T anti-wildfire aircraft collecting water - cockpit POV #avgeek #wildfires #Canadair 🤯Holy shit, I'd probably be able to refill the aircraft with just my sweat if I was anywhere near that cockpit.

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Spanish CL 215T anti-wildfire aircraft collecting water - cockpit POV #avgeek #wildfires #Canadair 🤯Holy shit, I'd probably be able to refill the aircraft with just my sweat if I was anywhere near that cockpit.

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After the Gulf war in 1991, the US General Schwarzkopf was made an Honorary corporal of the French Foreign Legion. The Légion gave him a wallet-sized card with a telephone number to call if he was ever in trouble anywhere in the world.

After the Gulf war in 1991, the US General Schwarzkopf was made an Honorary corporal of the French Foreign Legion. The Légion gave him a wallet-sized card with a telephone number to call if he was ever in trouble anywhere in the world.

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“They stayed a little back, off the front lines” Donald Trump who avoided the military draft 5 times. (🎞 of French troops 8e RPIMa ambushed by Taliban in Afghanistan)

“They stayed a little back, off the front lines” Donald Trump who avoided the military draft 5 times. (🎞 of French troops 8e RPIMa ambushed by Taliban in Afghanistan)

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I still think about those French soldiers in Dunkirk opening scene. #TheLastStand

I still think about those French soldiers in Dunkirk opening scene. #TheLastStand

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The "minor electrical issue":

The "minor electrical issue":

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Chuck Norris, motorcycle with rockets, a cool theme song, what else? (Delta Force, 1986). RIP #ChuckNorris 🕯

Chuck Norris, motorcycle with rockets, a cool theme song, what else? (Delta Force, 1986). RIP #ChuckNorris 🕯

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The 🇫🇷 frigate Amiral Ronarc’h, first of five FDI class frigates for the French Navy, has left Naval Group's Lorient shipyard for her home port in Brest.

The 🇫🇷 frigate Amiral Ronarc’h, first of five FDI class frigates for the French Navy, has left Naval Group's Lorient shipyard for her home port in Brest.

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