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RAPID REACTION CORPS-FRANCE (RRC-FR)

NATO-certified French headquarters
Established on July 1st, 2005, the Rapid Reaction Corps-France (RRC-FR) is a NATO-certified French headquarters capable of commanding a national or multinational land component of up to 120 000 personnel.
Reactive and open to the world, the RRC-FR is a purpose-built organisation designed to tackle the complexity of military operations in the early twenty-first century.
 
​Multinational
Besides France, the RRC-FR’s framework nation, thirteen allied nations contribute to the staff manning on a permanent basis, representing around 20% of the staff. This cultural diversity is a true gateway to the world, leading to more effective results. Everything is done to draw on the military experience of each nation. Ongoing exchanges are made easier by the use of English as a common working language.
 
Open to the world
As a multinational headquarters subordinated to the Land Force and Operations Command (CFOT), RRC-FR is open to all EU and NATO members. Alongside other French Land Forces Headquarters, it allows France to meet its international defence and security commitments. It is intended for engagement in a multinational environment under a NATO, EU or French mandate. This has happened several times in Afghanistan and in Africa, with a participation in EUFOR (European Union Force), ISAF (International Security Assistance Force), and Operation Barkhane in the Sahel.
 
Permanent
The RRC-FR reinforces French and Allied headquarters deployed in overseas theatres of operations, to the tune of 20 to 40 personnel each year. In France, it commits more than 100 personnel each year (including reservists) to Operation Sentinelle, the French counterterrorism operation.
 
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Forward Global’s Cyber & Strategic Intelligence (formerly CEIS) practice are specialised in defence, security and cybersecurity, and in the digital transformation of these sections.

The team regularly works with national governments, NATO, EU institutions (European Commission, European Defence Agency, EU Cybersecurity Agency, European External Action Service) and private sector clients on projects ranging from strategic and technological foresight to impact assessments and complex project management. It participates in numerous EU-funded projects (Horizon 2020, Internal Security Fund, European Defence Fund) and builds bridges between operational end-users in the military and security forces on the one hand, and industry and research and technology organisations on the other.

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