Organization
The brigade consists of around 5000 personnel.
With 5 regiments:
- 1er Régiment d'Infanterie de Marine (1er RIMa) - marine light armour regiment in Angoulême with AMX 10 RC and ERC 90
- 92e Régiment d'Infanterie (92e RI) - infantry regiment in Clermont-Ferrand with VBCI
- 126e Régiment d'Infanterie (126e RI) - infantry regiment in Brive-la-Gaillarde with VAB
- 68e Régiment d'Artillerie d'Afrique (68e RAA) - artillery regiment in Valbonne with 12x CAESAR - self-propelled howitzers and 16x 120mm RTF1 mortars
- 31e Régiment du Génie (31e RG) - engineer regiment in Castelsarrasin
And 4 brigade units:
- 3e Compagnie de Commandement et de Transmissions (3e CCT) - command and signals company in Clermont-Ferrand with VAB
- Escadron d’éclairage et d’investigation n°3 (EEI3) - brigade reconnaissance squadron in Angoulême
- Batterie de renseignement de la brigade n°3 (BRB 3), in La Valbonne
- Centre de formation initiale des militaires du rang (CFIM), in Angoulême
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