France participates in the US-lead Pacific Partnership

Apia, Samoa, 29 October 2029 – 12 French Legionnaires from the French Armed Forces in New Caledonia (FANC) worked last week helping community projects in Samoan.

They joined their US Navy engineers and sappers in the US-led Pacific Partnership Program, and they renovated and reinforced the ambulance driveway for better access to the Faleolo Hospital.

They also worked to reinforce part of the Magiagi Primary School roof frame and created a new sanitary block with its septic tank.

On both occasions, they had the chance to interact with the staff of the hospital and the children at school.

A statement from the Office of the French Ambassador said, “those were real and concrete action of solidarity and partnership, demonstrating the commitment of French Forces in the Pacific.”

France plays an important role in the US-lead Pacific Partnership Program, in particular in engineering and civil-military operations area.