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Paris – 15 July 2024
1. Various of soldiers equipping themselves for a security patrol in the Paris region as ahead of Olympic Games
2. Various of patrol marching out of Camp Corporal Alain Mimoun, a temporary facility in southeast Paris for 4,500 troops being deployed to secure the Olympic Games and Paralympics
3. Soldier in foreground does push-ups, as General Philippe Pourqué, who oversaw the building of the temporary camp, speaks to reporters
4. SOUNDBITE (English) General Philippe Pourqué, who oversaw building of temporary camp:
“If there is any trouble, any fighting, any…whatever, you’ve got intervention elements, military intervention elements, which are already here, and ready to intervene on short notice and rush wherever in Paris in order to do their job.”
5. Various of soldiers exercising in camp
6. SOUNDBITE (English) General Philippe Pourqué, who oversaw building of temporary camp:
“Basically, there are two major threats. The first threat is definitely a land threat, which can be any kind of isolated person attempting to undertake a terrorist act. This is land security. But there is a specific and rather modern threat, which are drones. And the military layout is also dedicated to fight against the drones, with some dedicated devices. There are some here in this camp. There are others spread all over Paris.”
7. Soldier rides a bike through camp.
8. Soldier cutting another soldier’s hair in front of barracks
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Gen. Philippe Pourqué, who oversaw building of temporary camp:
“This is not specifically a military mission. A young soldier doesn’t enlist to fulfil such missions. But we all know — and until the last of the soldiers here – know how sensitive it is and how it matters.”
10. Cooks serve food to soldiers in camp’s canteen
11. Soldiers eating
12. Close-up of special badge for the military Olympic force, on arm of one of the soldiers eating
13. SOUNDBITE (French) Private Margot (surname withheld by the French military for security reasons):
“Everyone here has a different role. Us, we know we will be located right in the heart of the opening of the Olympic Games. We’re on a bridge, to see the ceremony arrive, start, and we’ll be able to see everyone pass by on the River Seine and we’ll be right in the middle watching the surroundings. We’re impatient. Impatient for it to start.”
14. Various of soldiers heading out for security patrols in white patrol vehicles
15. Soldier walks past barracks in camp
16. Soldiers return from patrol
17. Soldier guarding the camp’s main gate
STORYLINE:
The French military is gearing up for its vital role in the massive security operation for the Olympics that open in Paris on July 26.
The military has built a huge temporary camp for 4,500 soldiers in the southeast of Paris.
Camp Alain Mimoun took just 65 days to build and is the biggest military camp erected in the French capital since World War II.
The facility is named after Corporal Mimoun, who was injured fighting in Italy in 1944 during WWII.
He went on to win the Olympic gold medal for France in the marathon at the Melbourne Games in 1956.
The camp has rows upon rows of barracks, with air-conditioned rooms where soldiers sleep together on temporary beds.
The sprawling site is also home to other facilities, including a headquarters, wash areas, a canteen and sports areas.
The camp is slowing filling with soldiers ahead of the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics.
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