Organization
The brigade consists of 8 regiments with a total of around 8000 personnel.
- 1er Régiment de Chasseurs (1er RCh) - armoured regiment in Verdun with 52 Leclerc
- 4e Régiment de Dragons (4e RD) - armoured regiment in Carnoux-en-Provence with 52 Leclerc
- 35e Régiment d'Infanterie (35e RI) - infantry regiment in Belfort equipped with VBCI
- 152e Régiment d'Infanterie (152e RI) - infantry regiment in Colmar equipped with VBCI
- 8e Régiment d'Artillerie (8e RA) - 120 mm rifled towed mortar, model F1, Regiment in Commercy with Mortier 120mm Rayé Tracté Modèle F1
- 1er Régiment d'Artillerie (1er RA) - rocket artillery regiment in Belfort with MLRS
- 54e Régiment d'Artillerie (54e RA) - air-defense regiment in Hyères with Roland and Mistral
- 19e Régiment du Génie (19e RG) - engineer regiment in Besançon
- 7e Compagnie de Commandement et de Transmissions (7e CCT) - command and signals company in Besançon with VAB
- Escadron d'éclairage et d'investigation de la 7e Brigade blindée (EEI 7) - brigade reconnaissance squadron at Verdun. "The eyes of the general"
- Batterie de renseignement de brigade (BRB 7) - at Bourogne
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