The 8th Marine Infantry Parachute Regiment (French: 8e Régiment de Parachutistes d'Infanterie de Marine, 8e RPIMa) is an airborne regiment of the French Army. It is part of the 11th Parachute Brigade and is stationed at Quartier Fayolle, Castres, France.
It is an elite unit that can be rapidly sent anywhere in the world. Part of the regiment is the Commando Parachute Group, a French special forces unit. Paratroop training is conducted at the École des troupes aéroportées (ETAP) in Pau.
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