Engineering Arm


The Engineering Arm, or l'arme du génie, is the Military engineering arm of the French Army.
The Engineering Arm's soldiers are known as sappers. Its soldiers in the Paris Fire Brigade are more specifically sapiers-pompiers, and those of the Civil Security Instruction and Intervention Units are more specifically sapeurs-sauveteurs. The Arm's colours are red and black, and its patron saint is Saint Barbara. The Arm's motto is "Parfois détruire, souvent construire, toujours servir!", meaning "Sometimes to destroy, often to build, always to serve!"
The Engineering Arm is divided into three main services:
In addition, the 25th Air Engineer Regiment is shared between the army and air force. The regiment is specialised in building and maintaining air bases. The regiment is formally a part of the Engineering Arm, although it is operationally commanded by the air force.