1. Philippe Lavigne was the Chief of Staff of the French Air and Space Force from 2018 to 2021 and the Supreme Allied Commander Transformation HQ from 23 September 2021 to 23 September 2024.
11 Facts About Philippe Lavigne
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Philippe Lavigne graduated from Prytanee National Militaire in 1985 and joined the School of Air in which he qualified as a pilot in 1989.
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Philippe Lavigne flew the Mirage 2000 during operations in the former Yugoslavia and in Iraq, where he flew more than 2000 flight hours.
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Philippe Lavigne was later in command of Fighter Squadron Vendee.
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Philippe Lavigne attended the College interarmees de Defense to until 2000 before commanding the Vendee.
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Philippe Lavigne was in charge of Operation Carbet in Haiti in 2004.
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Philippe Lavigne participated in the South Asia Operation Beryx in 2005.
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Philippe Lavigne was moved to Paris to serve the Paris-based Joint Strategic Planning and Command Operations Centre which he involved in several peacekeeping and humanitarian operations to until 2005 when he rose to be the planning officer of Air Force Staff, in the office which he relate with issues related to space and European cooperation.
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Philippe Lavigne went on to Institut des Hautes Etudes de Defense Nationale for Centre for Higher Military Studies Defence policy course to until 2009 and of the Centre des Hautes Etudes Militaires too, he became the deputy director incharge of war material exports in the General Secretariat for Defence and National Security after completing the policy course to 2012.
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Philippe Lavigne served as the director of information in Armed Forces HQ in 2014 before he rose to be incharge of the French Chief of Defence's front office to until 2018, he was moved to Paris to occupied the Afghanistan Kabul International Airport through which French forces engaged in Operation Pamir of the both he supervised the formation of operations from the airport to civil authorities under the military responsibilities.
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Philippe Lavigne was nominated to head the Supreme Allied Commander Transformation HQ in Norfolk, Virginia by the North Atlantic Council on 28 May 2021, and formally took over the role on 23 September 2021.