The Côte D Or

2nd semester 2nd semestre Special Edition 2011 HORS SERIE The French Air Force magazine The French Air Force magazine The French AT THE HEAD OF NRF 17 À LA TÊTE DE LA NRF 17 INTERNATIONAL OPERATION IN LITHUANIA OPÉRATION EXTÉRIEURE EN LITUANIE THE “CÔTE D’OR” “AGRESSOR” SQUADRON Photo : Sirpa air Editorial Édito JOINING FORCES L’UNION FAIT LA FORCE The Defence and Security Cooperation Treaty was signed between Un an après la signature du traité de coopération militaire franco- France and the United Kingdom on 2 November 2010, and one year britannique, le 2 novembre 2010, celle-ci se concrétise chaque jour later, each day at a time it is gradually becoming a reality in various un peu plus pour nos deux armées de l’air dans divers domaines. areas for both our air forces. To start, Operation “Harmattan” in Tout d’abord « opérationnel », lors de l’opération Harmattan particular has made this true on an operational level. Two joint notamment, mais également « préparation des forces », au travers exercises, EPIAS and Northern Mistral, also brought the French and de deux exercices conjoints, EPIAS et Northern Mistral et enfin British together to prepare forces. Finally, the effects of the treaty « traditions » avec la commémoration à York des deux Groupes were seen in the honouring of traditions at the commemoration Lourds « Guyenne » et « Tunisie ». of Heavy Bomber Groups “Guyenne” and “Tunisie” in York. Toujours dans le domaine de la coopération, l’European Air To continue on the theme of cooperation, the European Air Transport Command (EATC), implanté aux Pays-Bas, trace sa route. Transport Command (EATC), based in the Netherlands, is paving En effet, l’idée de partager les moyens de transport de différents its course. The idea of different European countries sharing pays européens en vue de faire face à un déficit capacitaire, est transport resources to make up for capacity shortcomings has come aujourd’hui une réalité qui a fait ses preuves durant Harmattan. to life and was a demonstration of success during «Harmattan». L’EATC, en un an d’existence (N.D.L.R., créé le 1er septembre 2010), A year after it was created on 1st September 2010, the EATC has a démontré sa pertinence et s’est imposé comme l’exemple d’une proven to be useful and is a fine example of successful cooperation. coopération réussie. Commandant Stéphane Maurice Commandant Stéphane Maurice Editor in Chief Rédacteur en chef : Sirpa air Photo 3 Air actualités Hors série n°3 - 2nd semestre 2011 Contents International operation in Lithuania 26 Full throttle The activities that have shaped current Air Force events Plein Gaz Opération extérieure en Lituanie 6 News during the past months and those to come French Air Force information and Les activités qui ont marqué l’actualité de l’armée de l’air Pacific Partnership Exercise public relations service/Service au cours du mois précédent, ainsi que celles à venir 42 Exercise Puma aboard the “Canterbury” in the Pacific d’information et de relations publiques Actualités de l’armée de l’air (Sirpa air) Opération Pacific Partnership 5 bis, avenue de la Porte de Sèvres The news in pictures Exercice Un Puma à bord du « Canterbury » dans le Pacifique 75509 Paris Cedex 15 12 Photo story Tél. : 00 33 1 45 52 90 95/Fax : 00 33 1 45 52 90 65 E-mail : [email protected] The “Côte d’Or” At the head of NRF 17 Publication editor/Directeur 30 “Agressor” Squadron 46 Contact de la publication : Photo-reportage col Jean-Pascal Breton, head of Sirpa air/chef du Sirpa air The Chief of French airmen Le « Côte d’Or » Contact À la tête de la NRF 17 Chief editor/Rédacteur en chef : 18 Aboard Interview of General Paloméros cdt Stéphane Maurice (90 80) L’escadron « Agressor » Assistant chief editor/Rédactrice Le chef des aviateurs From Nancy to Moody en chef adjointe : Entretien avec le général Paloméros The “Côte d’Or” is a one-of-a-kind squadron and the 50 Oxygen French fighter pilot, Commandant Malard cne Céline Limousin (90 81) À bord Copy editor/Secrétaire de rédaction : only one in France dedicated specifically to training. De Nancy à Moody Caroline Sauton (90 43) The memory of French airmen celebrated in York From air to air combat to close air support. Oxygène Le commandant Malard, pilote de chasse français Editorial staff/Rédaction : 22 Event Unique en son genre, le « Côte d’Or » est le seul escadron cne Virginie Gradella (9085), ltt Karim Djemaï (90 53), ltt Charline Redin (90 85), aérien dédié à l’entraînement. Du combat air-air à l’appui ltt Marianne Jeune (90 83) La mémoire d’aviateurs français honorée à York aérien rapproché. 54 Map of international operations adj Jean-Laurent Nijean (90 83) Événement Graphic design/Conception graphique : adj Benoît Arcizet, Sylvain Perona (90 84), Carte OPEX sgc Alexandre Lhonoré (90 86), sgt Sébastien Millet (90 86) Photography/Photographies : 30 adj Olivier Ravenel, adj Richard Nicolas-Nelson, 22 50 adj Cyril Amboise, adj Anthony Jeuland (90 71) Photo research/Iconographie : maj Christian Noël, adj Jean-Luc Brunet, clc Wilfrid Collet (90 21) Contributed to this issue/ Ont collaboré à ce numéro : EURL Tradulangues Sponsor/Édition : Defence Communications and Information Delegation/Délégation à l’information et à la communication de la Défense BP 33 - 00445 Armées Publishing company/Imprimerie : INCS, Groupe Imprimerie Nationale, Porte Maillot - 58, boulevard Gouvion Saint-Cyr 75858 Paris Cedex 17 Subscription/Abonnement : ECPAD : 00 33 1 49 60 52 44 Circulation of 5 000/Tirage 5 000 exemplaires ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Unused manuscripts and photos will not be returned. Reproduction of articles is subject to prior permission from the editor/TOUS DROITS DE REPRODUCTION RÉSERVÉS Les manuscrits et les photos non insérés ne sont pas rendus. La reproduction des articles est soumise à l’autorisation préalable de la rédaction. Photo: Sirpa air Photo: Sirpa air Photo: Royale Air Force - Flight Lieutenant Dan Curnow ABOVE / CI-DESSUS : Inside York Minster Cathedral, a ceremony celebrating the memory of the French who joined ABOVE / CI-DESSUS : though the A10 is an older aircraft, the Royal Air Force in 1944. Dans la cathédrale d’York, une cérémonie commémore le souvenir des Français PHOTO : an Alphajet from the training squadron bearing generations of pilots continue to dream of flying it. qui ont rejoint la Royal Air Force, en 1944. the flight SPA 65 “Chimère” insignia. L’avion A10, bien qu’ancien, continue de faire rêver FRONT COVER/COUVERTURE : Royal Air Force - Flight Lieutenant Dan Curnow Un Alphajet de l’escadron d’entraînement arborant l’insigne des générations de pilotes. de l’escadrille SPA 65 « Chimère ». 4 5 Air actualités n° 632 juin 2010 Air actualités Hors série n°3 - 2nd semestre 2011 News 6 to 13 May 2011 Friday 13 May 2011 British delegation visits operational NATO Tiger Meet celebrates 50 years! transition school in Cazaux The NATO Tiger Meet celebrated its fiftieth anniversary at 26 May to 3 June 2011 Thursday 12 May 2011 The Operational Transition School (ETO - École de transition Cambrai air base. General Hugues Hendel, head of the French Joint International exercise “Steadfast Joist” “Baltic 2011”: First real alert take-off opérationnelle) in Cazaux played host to a British delegation which Air Command, presided over the official ceremony, which brought Of the 1,300 participants from NATO commands and NATO for French Mirage came to engage in two on two dogfights as part of validating instructor together delegations from each nation participating in the 2011 member nations, around 270 French airmen took part in the Allied Two Mirage 2000 RDI on operational stand-by took off for the training. With eight pilots, twelve mechanics and four Hawks, edition of the event, as well as the founders of the annual meet. The joint force exercise Steadfast Joist 11, which took place in Stavanger, first time for a real alert from the Siauliai air base in Lithuania the delegation contributed in return by assisting in training ETO day was spent honouring the past and sharing experiences. Norway, and the National Air Operations Centre in Lyon. as part of the air policing operation Baltic 2011 over the Baltics. students and playing the role of agressors in two on one dogfights. General Hendel used the occasion to announce that until its The Computer Assisted Exercise (CAX) is centred on computer An aircraft had entered Baltic airspace while failing to meet all Student pilots attend ETO as part of the last step in their training closure in 2012, the traditions of the SPA 162 detachment of Fighter simulated scenarios. The exercise is managed and controlled the criteria defined in NATO identification and classification once graduated from the Fighter Pilot School in Tours. On average, Squadron 1/12 “Cambrésis” will be transferred to Fighter Squadron through a command structure called the Joint Force Air Component rules. The fighters were therefore deployed to formally identify each year ETO sees about sixty trainee fighter pilots go through its 1/7 “Provence”, based in Saint-Dizier. “The Air Force wishes to Command (JFACC), located in Stavanger. This body has a Level 2 the aircraft and carried out the active air security measures programme, where they receive firing and air combat training. preserve these important and prestigious traditions,” he emphasised. implementation and management capacity, which is equivalent to ordered by the NATO air operations centre in Uedem, Germany. The NATO Tiger Meet took place in Cambrai from 9 to 20 May 200 flights per day. Steadfast Joist 11 is part of alert preparation for The fighters were quick to catch up to the suspicious aircraft. The and was hosted by the “Cambrésis”, the last of the three founding NATO Response Force 17 (NRF 17).

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