Organization
The regiment is composed of around 1140 men organized into 9 companies.
- Compagnie de commandement et de logistique (CCL) - Command and Logistics Company
- Compagnie d'administration et de soutien (CAS) - Administrative and Support Company
- Compagnie d'éclairage et d'appui (CEA) - Reconnaissance & Support Company (recce, anti-tank, sniper & pathfinder sections)
- 1er CIE - 1st Company (specialises in Urban warfare) (a command section and 4 combat sections)
- 2e CIE - 2nd Company (specialises in Mountain warfare) (a command section and 4 combat sections)
- 3e CIE - 3rd Company (specialises in Amphibious warfare) (a command section and 4 combat sections)
- 4e CIE - 4th Company (specialises in sniping and demolitions) (a command section and 4 combat sections)
- 5e Compagnie de maintenance (5e CM) - 5th Maintenance Company (formed August 1994)
- 6e Compagnie (6e CIE) - Reserve Unit (founded July 2001 upon the dissolution of the 173rd Infantry Regiment of Corsica)
Some members of the 2e REP belong to the Commando Parachute Group - Groupement Commando Parachutiste which is a special forces unit of the 11th Parachute Brigade of the French army. While GCP members of other units wear the parachutist's red beret, the 2e REP GCP members conserves the green beret of the French Foreign Legion.
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