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[[Air Chief Marshal]] '''Sir Joseph Charles French''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|sep=,|KCB|CBE|ADC}} (born 15 July 1949), often known as '''Sir Joe French''' is a retired senior [[Royal Air Force]] (RAF) officer who was the last [[Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief]] [[RAF Strike Command]] (2006–2007)
[[Air Chief Marshal]] '''Sir Joseph Charles French''', {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|sep=,|KCB|CBE|ADC}} (born 15 July 1949), often known as '''Sir Joe French''' is a retired senior [[Royal Air Force]] (RAF) officer who was the last [[Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief]] [[RAF Strike Command]] (2006–07)


==RAF career==
==RAF career==
French joined the RAF in 1967 and qualified as a helicopter pilot, flying [[Westland Wessex|Wessex]], [[Aérospatiale SA 330 Puma|Puma]] and [[Boeing CH-47 Chinook|Chinook]].<ref name=bbc>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/3103826.stm BBC News – Profile: Air Chief Marshal Sir Joe French]</ref> Postings included [[Sharjah (city)|Sharjah]], Hong Kong and Germany. He was commanding officer of [[No. 7 Squadron RAF|No. 7 Squadron]] (Chinook) at [[RAF Odiham]], where he was later station commander (1989–1991).<ref name=bbc/>
French joined the RAF in 1967 and qualified as a helicopter pilot, flying [[Westland Wessex|Wessex]], [[Aérospatiale SA 330 Puma|Puma]] and [[Boeing CH-47 Chinook|Chinook]].<ref name=bbc>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/3103826.stm BBC News – Profile: Air Chief Marshal Sir Joe French]</ref> Postings included [[Sharjah (city)|Sharjah]], Hong Kong and Germany. He was commanding officer of [[No. 7 Squadron RAF|No. 7 Squadron]] (Chinook) at [[RAF Odiham]], where he was later station commander (1989–91).<ref name=bbc/>


He attended the [[Staff College|RAF Staff College]] and the [[Royal College of Defence Studies]].<ref name=bbc/> Staff postings included [[aide-de-camp]] to the [[Chief of the Defence Staff (United Kingdom)|Chief of the Defence Staff]], and Personal Staff Officer to the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Strike Command. He served on the staff of the Central Trials and Tactics Organisation, and was Head of the RAF Presentation Team.<ref name=bbc/>
He attended the [[Staff College|RAF Staff College]] and the [[Royal College of Defence Studies]].<ref name=bbc/> Staff postings included [[aide-de-camp]] to the [[Chief of the Defence Staff (United Kingdom)|Chief of the Defence Staff]], and Personal Staff Officer to the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Strike Command. He served on the staff of the Central Trials and Tactics Organisation, and was Head of the RAF Presentation Team.<ref name=bbc/>
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Revision as of 08:14, 4 August 2016

For other people named Joseph French, see Joseph French (disambiguation).

Sir Joseph Charles French
Born (1949-07-15) 15 July 1949 (age 75)
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service / branchRoyal Air Force
Years of service1967–2007
RankAir Chief Marshal
CommandsRAF Strike Command (2006–07)
Personnel and Training Command (2003–06)
Chief of Defence Intelligence (2000–03)
RAF Odiham (1989–91)
No. 7 Squadron
AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the Bath
Commander of the Order of the British Empire

Air Chief Marshal Sir Joseph Charles French, KCB, CBE, ADC (born 15 July 1949), often known as Sir Joe French is a retired senior Royal Air Force (RAF) officer who was the last Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief RAF Strike Command (2006–07)

RAF career

French joined the RAF in 1967 and qualified as a helicopter pilot, flying Wessex, Puma and Chinook.[1] Postings included Sharjah, Hong Kong and Germany. He was commanding officer of No. 7 Squadron (Chinook) at RAF Odiham, where he was later station commander (1989–91).[1]

He attended the RAF Staff College and the Royal College of Defence Studies.[1] Staff postings included aide-de-camp to the Chief of the Defence Staff, and Personal Staff Officer to the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Strike Command. He served on the staff of the Central Trials and Tactics Organisation, and was Head of the RAF Presentation Team.[1]

French served as Director of Air Force Staff Duties,[1] and as Assistant Chief of Defence Staff (Policy),[1] before being appointed Director-General of Intelligence Collection.[1] He was Chief of Defence Intelligence (CDI) from 2000,[1] and it was while he was CDI that the controversial September Dossier was drafted which attempted to assess the state of Iraq's weapons of mass destruction.[1] In April 2003 he was appointed Commander-in-Chief Personnel and Training Command and Air Member for Personnel.[1] and Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief RAF Strike Command in 2006.

French was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1991, and a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath in 2003.[1]

Retirement

Upon his retirement in the spring of 2007, he became President of the RAF Servicing Commando and Tactical Supply Wing Association.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k BBC News – Profile: Air Chief Marshal Sir Joe French
  2. ^ The President's Award The Royal Air Force Servicing Commando and Tactical Supply Wing Association Newsletter, Autumn 2009
Military offices
Preceded by Chief of Defence Intelligence
2000–2003 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Commander-in-Chief Personnel and Training Command and Air Member for Personnel
2003–2006 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Commander-in-Chief RAF Strike Command
2006–2007 		Command merged with PTC to form Air Command
with Sir Clive Loader as CinC
Honorary titles
Preceded by Air Aide-de-Camp to Her Majesty The Queen
2006–2007 		Succeeded by
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