▁Squadron ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁G endar mer ie ▁() ▁( E PI GN ) ▁was ▁the ▁par ach ute - tra ined ▁inter vention ▁squad ron ▁of ▁the ▁French ▁G endar mer ie . ▁The ▁unit ▁was ▁formed ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁with ▁personnel ▁from ▁EP GM , ▁a ▁one - of - a - kind ▁par ach ute ▁squad ron ▁that ▁had ▁been ▁created ▁within ▁the ▁mobile ▁g endar mer ie ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁and ▁was ▁dis est ab lished ▁at ▁that ▁date . ▁E PI GN , ▁which ▁was ▁based ▁in ▁Vers a illes - S atory ▁with ▁its ▁sister ▁unit ▁G IGN . ▁Besides ▁its ▁primary ▁mission ▁of ▁providing ▁heavy ▁support ▁and ▁rein for cement ▁to ▁G IGN , ▁E PI GN ▁soon ▁developed ▁its ▁own ▁set ▁of ▁miss ions ▁in ▁the ▁fields ▁of ▁protection ▁and ▁observation . ▁It ▁was ▁finally ▁absor bed , ▁together ▁with ▁the ▁" old " ▁G IGN , ▁into ▁the ▁newly ▁re organ ized ▁G IGN ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁EP GM : ▁The ▁Mobile ▁G endar mer ie ▁Par ach ute ▁squad ron ▁( 1 9 7 1 – 1 9 8 3 ) ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 1 , ▁the ▁French ▁G endar mer ie ▁established ▁a ▁new ▁mobile ▁g endar mer ie ▁squad ron ▁in ▁Mont - de - M ars an ▁in ▁south west ▁France : ▁Esc ad ron ▁ 9 / 1 1 ▁par ach ut iste