Chief of Staff of the French Air Force
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The Chief of the Staff of the French Air Force is the head of the French Air Force
, under the French President and the Chief of the Defence Staff
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French Air Force
The French Air Force , literally Army of the Air) is the air force of the French Armed Forces. It was formed in 1909 as the Service Aéronautique, a service arm of the French Army, then was made an independent military arm in 1933...
, under the French President and the Chief of the Defence Staff
Chief of the Defence Staff (France)
The Chief of the Defence Staff is the chief of staff of the Military of France. The position is currently held by Admiral Édouard Guillaud.- Functions :The Chief of the Defence Staff has two roles:...
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Chefs d'état-major général des forces aériennes
- général de division Henry Michaud : 5 October 1930 – 3 January 1931
- général de division Joseph Barès : 4 January 1931 – 26 August 1931
- général de division Emile Hergault : 27 August 1931 – 15 January 1933
- général de division Joseph Barès : 16 January 1933 – 1 April 1933
Chefs d'état-major général de l'armée de l'air
- général de division Victor Denain : 1 April 1933 – 8 February 1934
- général de division aérienne Joseph Barès : 15 February 1934 – 2 September 1934
- général Picard : 3 September 1934 – 25 December 1935
- général de division aérienne Bertrand Pujo : 26 December 1935 – 14 October 1936
- général Philippe Féquant : 15 October 1936 – 21 February 1938
- général d'armée aérienne Joseph VuilleminJoseph VuilleminGeneral Joseph Vuillemin was a French military aviator who took part in both world wars.-First World War:In June 1915, he was promoted to captain and became a squadron commander in February 1918...
: 22 February 1938 – 4 July 1940 - général de corps aérien Robert Odic : 10 September 1940 – 25 September 1940
Chef d'état-major général de l'armée de l'air (Vichy)
- général de division aérienne Jean Romatet : 23 September 1940 – 21 December 1942
Commandant des FAFL (London)
- vice-amiral Emile Muselier : July 1940 – June 1941
- général de brigade aérienne Martial Valin : 10 July 1941 – June 1944
Chefs d'état-major des FAFL (London)
- capitaine Eugène-Marcel Chevrier : 1 July 1940 – 25 December 1940
- lieutenant-colonel Charles-Félix Pijaud : 13 January 1941 – 30 March 1941
- général de brigade aérienne Martial Valin : 31 March 1941 – 9 July 1941
- lieutenant-colonel Charles-Félix Pijaud : 10 July 1941 – 30 November 1941
- colonel Charles Luguet : 1 December 1941 – 13 April 1942
- colonel Pierre Coustey : April 1942 – March 1943
- colonel Georges Andrieu : 13 April 1943 – November 1944
Chef d'état-major des Forces Aériennes
- général de division aérienne Jean-François Jannekeyn : 19 March 1942 – 27 February 1943
Chefs d'état-major général de l'armée de l'air
- général d'armée aérienne René Bouscat : 1 July 1943 – 30 October 1944
- général d'armée aérienne Martial Valin : 31 October 1944 – 27 February 1946
- général d'armée aérienne René Bouscat : 28 February 1946 – 6 September 1946
- général de division aérienne Paul Gérardot : 7 September 1946 – 14 February 1946
- général de division aérienne Jean-Ludy Piollet : 15 February 1947 – 31 January 1948
- général de corps aérien Charles Lecheres : 1 February 1948 – 19 August 1953
Chefs d'état-major de l'armée de l'air
- général d'armée aérienne Pierre Fay : 20 August 1953 – 21 March 1955
- général de corps aérien Paul Bailly : 22 March 1955 – 16 March 1958
- général d'armée aérienne Max Gelée : 17 March 1958 – 30 September 1958
- général d'armée aérienne Edmond JouhaudEdmond JouhaudEdmond Jouhaud was one of four French generals who briefly staged a putsch in Algeria in April 1961. As Army General he had been the Inspector General of the Air Force in French North Africa. After the failure of the putsch, he became the deputy of Raoul Salan in the Organisation de l'Armée Secrète...
: 1 October 1958 – 14 March 1960 - général d'armée aérienne Paul Stehlin : 15 March 1960 – 30 September 1963
- général d'armée aérienne André Martin : 1 October 1963 – 26 February 1967
- général d'armée aérienne Philippe Maurin : 27 February 1967 – 12 December 1969
- général d'armée aérienne Gabriel Gauthier : 13 December 1969 – 11 December 1972
- général d'armée aérienne Claude Grigaut : 12 December 1972 – 23 June 1976
- général d'armée aérienne Maurice Saint-Cricq : 24 June 1976 – 15 July 1979
- général d'armée aérienne Guy Fleury : 16 July 1979 – 16 October 1982
- général d'armée aérienne Bernard Capillon : 11 June 1982 – 16 October 1986
- général d'armée aérienne Achille Lerche : 16 October 1986 – 24 April 1989
- général d'armée aérienne Jean Fleury : 24 April 1989 – 1 December 1991
- général d'armée aérienne Vincent Lanata : 2 December 1991 – 1 July 1994
- général d'armée aérienne Jean-Philippe Douin : 1 July 1994 – 1 September 1995
- général d'armée aérienne Jean Rannou : 1 September 1995 – 1 July 2000
- général d'armée aérienne Jean-Pierre Job : 1 July 2000 – 1 September 2002
- général d'armée aérienne Richard Wolsztynski : 1 September 2002 – 15 July 2006
- général d'armée aérienne Stéphane AbrialStéphane AbrialStéphane Abrial , born on 7 September 1954 in the South-Western French region of Armagnac, is a French General who is the Commander of Allied Command Transformation based in Norfolk, VA, one of the two NATO strategic commands...
: 16 July 2006 – 24 August 2009 - général d'armée aérienne Jean-Paul PalomérosJean-Paul PalomérosJean-Paul Paloméros is the 49th Chief of Staff of the French Air Force. He attended the École de l'Air , class of 1973 « Capitaine Marchal ». He got his wings in 1976 with 3,500 flight hours...
: since 25 August 2009
See also
- Chief of the Defence StaffChief of the Defence Staff (France)The Chief of the Defence Staff is the chief of staff of the Military of France. The position is currently held by Admiral Édouard Guillaud.- Functions :The Chief of the Defence Staff has two roles:...
(French: Chef d'État-Major des Armées, CEMA) - Chief of Staff of the French ArmyChief of Staff of the French ArmyThe Chief of the Staff of the French Army is the professional head of the French Army. The current Chief of Staff of the French Army has been General Elrick Irastorza since 2 July 2008.-French Army Chiefs of Staff:*Raoul Le Mouton De Boisdeffre...
(French: Chef d'État-Major de l'Armée de Terre, CEMAT) - Chief of Staff of the French NavyChief of Staff of the French Navythumb|Admiral Pierre-François Forissier, CEMMThe Chief of the Staff of the French Navy is the head of the French Navy and responsible to the Minister of Defence for its preparation and deployment.As a naval expert, he assists:...
(French: Chef d'État-Major de la Marine, CEMM) - Chief of Air Staff
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