This is the "8e RPIMa Unit Patch" of the French Marine Infantry. The 8th Marine Infantry Parachute Regiment (8e régiment parachutiste d'infanterie de marine: 8e RPIMa) is an airborne regiment of the French Army under the 11th Parachute Brigade, stationed in Castres, Tarn. The 8th Marine Infantry Parachute Regiment (8e RPIMa) was established on February 28, 1951, in Hanoi (Indochina) and participated in numerous battles until its disbandment in Dien Bien Phu in 1954. It was re-established in 1956 and participated in the entire Algerian War, before moving to Castres, Tarn in 1963. The 8e RPIMa has been active worldwide, particularly in Afghanistan (2008), Central Africa (2013), and the Sahel (2015). The 8e RPIMa has always been distinguished by its professionalism and dedication to combat. Mission: The 8e RPIMa, an elite regiment recognized within regular units, aims to engage in operations through three dimensions: parachute insertion, assault landing, and helicopter deployment. These three modes of action enable it to intervene quickly, anytime, anywhere, to conduct conventional airborne infantry operations behind enemy lines. The 8e RPIMa is skilled in infantry combat and possesses the personnel, equipment, and methods to conquer and control terrain. The 8e RPIMa is also a crisis prevention and management regiment, with solid experience in peacekeeping operations and peace-support missions in environments with partners and allies. Furthermore, the 8e RPIMa regularly participates in training and support missions with partner armies, such as in Iraq and Côte d'Ivoire. The 8e RPIMa has two mission and operational objectives: To acquire and maintain the capacity to execute, after deployment through three dimensions: - The ability to conduct traditional airborne infantry actions behind enemy lines, and - The ability to execute missions of motorized infantry, - to execute a group of approximately 450 men of the "Gepard 05" type; - Maintain air mobility and the alternative to jump for implementation through three dimensions. Size: 8.7 cm x 6.5 cm. The back is Velcro. Thank you.