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Marine Nationale

Components
Force d'Action Navale
Force Océanique Stratégique
Aviation Navale
FORFUSCO
Commandos de Marine
Fusiliers de Marine
Gendarmerie Navale
History
History of the French Navy
Future of the French Navy
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Current Fleet
Current deployments
Historic ships
Historic Fleets
Personnel
Naval Ministers
Préfet Maritime
Ranks in the French Navy

The Gendarmerie Navale (also known as Gendarmerie Maritime) is a 1,100-man corps of the French Navy. Like its land-based counterpart, the Gendarmerie, it is a military unit carrying out police operations.

Its missions include immigration control, monitoring of fishing operations, police at sea, and search and rescue operations. The uniforms, ranks and insignia of the Gendarmerie Maritime are those of the French Navy.

 


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