The 11th Parachute Brigade is a unit of the French Army, dominantly  infantry, part of the French Airborne Units and specialized in air combat and air assault. Its primary vocation is to project in emergency in order to contribute a first response to a situational crisis. An elite unit of the French Army, the brigade is commanded by a général de brigade (Brigadier General) with headquarters based in Balma near Toulouse. Its soldiers and airborne Marines wear the red beret (amaranth) except for the Legionnaires of the 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment, the 1st Foreign Engineer Regiment, the 2nd Foreign Engineer Regiment who wear of the French Foreign Legion.