[1] The paramilitary police has its own command structure.
Some 855 personnel from the National Gendarmerie are stationed on the archipelago divided into 4 companies, 27 brigades and several specialized and mobile Gendarmerie units.
During periods such the 2021 referendum on independence, these forces have been significantly reinforced with personnel deployed from metropolitan France.
[15] The air component includes two Écureuil helicopters[16] while the Maritime Gendarmerie deploys the patrol boat Dumbea (P606) in the territory.
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