Brigadier General Philippe Montocchio, Joint Force Air Component Commander, French Air Force Born on 09 July 1962 in Tananarive (Madagascar). Married with 3 children. 1982 « Général d’Harcourt » Entry at the Air Force Academy. Fighter pilot wings in 1985. 2600 flying hours accrued. 1986 Pilot, Fighter Squadron 03.002 « Alsace », Dijon Air Base. 1990 Instructor at 311th Tactical Fighter Squadron on F-16 C and D, Luke Air Base (Arizona). 1993 Chief of operations, Fighter Squadron 01.012 « Cambraisis », Cambrai Air Base. 1995 Officer in charge of Mirage 2000 C operational follow-up, Air Combat Command, Metz Air Base. 1996 Defense Staff College, Paris. 1997 Deputy commander then commander, Fighter Squadron 02.005 « Ile de France », Orange Air Base. 2000 Head of the « Euratlantic » division, the Foreign Relations Office, French Air Force Staff, Paris. 2003 Defense Attaché to the French Embassy in Greece. 2006 Deputy then Head of NATO Office, Delegation for Strategic Affairs Ministry of Defense, Paris. 2009 Deputy director for the « European Construction and Atlantic Alliance », Delegation for Strategic Affairs, Ministry of Defense, Paris. 2009 Chief of Air Operational Staff, Air Defense and Air Operations Command, Paris. 2011 Air Force Inspectorate, Paris. 2012 Assistant Commander, Air Defense and Air Operations, Lyon Air Base. 2013 Chief of Staff, Air defense and Air Operations Command, Lyon Air Base. 2013 Joint Force Air Component Commander, SERVAL Operation in Mali. Promotion : 1st September 2011 - Brigadier General. Décorations : Officer of the Legion of Honour. Officer of the National order of Merit. Medal of Aeronautics. French Former Yugoslavia Commemoration Medal. NATO Former Yugoslavia Commemoration Medal. Overseas Medal with Middle East