New Caledonian Armed Forces


The New Caledonian Armed Forces or FANC is the name by which the French armed forces based in New Caledonia are referred to and also is a subdivision of the French armed forces.

Command

The FANC is commanded by the Commanding Officer FANC, who is under the command of the Chief of the Defence Staff. The Commanding officer is usually a Brigade general.
The current commander has been Luc du Perron de Revel since 1 August 2013. The command is headquartered in Nouméa.

Composition

The forces number 1750 from the 3 branches of the armed forces of which 1200 are permanent.
The paramilitary police has its own command structure.