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Philippe Lavigne
Born (1965-09-25) 25 September 1965 (age 58)
Bergerac, France
Allegiance France
Service/branch French Air and Space Force
Years of service1985
RankAerial General
UnitAir and Space
Commands held
  • Allied Command Transformation,
  • Air Force Chief of Staff,
  • Fighter Squadron Vendée
Awards
  • Cross for Military Valour,
  • Overseas Medal
Alma mater
  • Prytanée National Militaire (1979–1985),
  • School of the Air (1985–1989),
  • Collège interarmées de Défense (1999–2000),
  • Institut des Hautes Études de Défense Nationale (2008–2009),
  • Centre des Hautes Études Militaires (2008–2009)

Philippe Lavigne is a French general. He was the Chief of Staff of the French Air and Space from 2018 to 2021 and the current Supreme Allied Commander Transformation HQ since 23 September 2021.[1][2]

He graduated from Prytanée National Militaire in 1985 and joined the School of Air (Salon-de-Provence Air School) of which he was qualified as pilot in 1989. He served in the Mirage 2000 as a defense pilot during the operations of former Yugoslavia and of the Iraq which he flew more than 2000 flight hours, he served more than 50 combat missions and of which he was later in commands of Fighter Squadron Vendée, although he attended the Collège interarmées de Défense (Joint Defence College) to until 2000 before even commanding the Vendée. He was in charge of Operation Carbet in Haiti in 2004 and partakes in the South Asia Operation Béryx in 2005 involving local population. He was moved to Paris to served 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. He went on to Institut des Hautes Études de Défense Nationale (Institute of Advanced Studies, National Defence) for Centre for Higher Military Studies Defence policy course to until 2009 and of the Centre des Hautes Études 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.[3]

He 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.[4]

NATO

He was nominated to head the Supreme Allied Commander Transformation HQ in Norfolk, Virginia by the North Atlantic Council on 28 May 2021,[5][6] and formally took over the role on 23 September 2021. [2]

Ranks and Commands

He rose to the rank of General of the Air Brigade in 2015 followed an appointment to commands of the Air Brigade of the Aviation of hunting in Dijon and of the Bordeaux-Mérignac in September, as head combat aviation operational readiness in 2016, he was to Armed Force HQ to served as chief cabinet and later a promotion to Air major general in 2017 to until he became the Chief of Staff of the Air Force which follows with a promotion to Air lieutenant general on 31 August 2018.[7]

Personal life

General Philippe Lavigne is married to Isabella Lavigne since 2021, they have 3 children. Lavigne has passion in rugby and live comic book.[citation needed]

Awards Decorations

  • Commander of the Legion of Honour
  • Commander of the National Order of Merit
  • Officer of the Legion of Honor
  • Cross for Military Valour
  • Overseas Medal
  • Pingat Jasa Gemilang (Tentera) Meritorious Service Medal (Military)

References

  1. ^ "Le Général Philippe LAVIGNE Chef d'Etat Major de l 'Armée de l 'Air | ANORAA". AssoConnect (in French). Retrieved 2021-12-03.
  2. ^ a b "New NATO Supreme Allied Commander Transformation". SatNews. Retrieved 2021-12-03.
  3. ^ NATO. "NATO announces nomination of General Philippe Lavigne, French Air and Space Force, as Supreme Allied Commander Transformation". NATO. Retrieved 2021-12-03.
  4. ^ www.defense.gouv.fr https://www.defense.gouv.fr/content/download/593977/10051540/BIO_Gnl_Lavigne_CEMAAE_GB_2020.pdf&sa=U&ved. Retrieved 2021-12-03. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ^ "Le général Philippe Lavigne s'envole pour Norfolk et l'OTAN : Défense globale". defense.blogs.lavoixdunord.fr. Retrieved 2021-12-03.
  6. ^ "General Philippe Lavigne:: NATO's ACT -Supreme Allied Commander Transformation". North Atlantic Treaty Organization. 28 May 2021. Retrieved 3 December 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ "Défense Air CEMAA General Philippe Lavigne". Retrieved 3 December 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

External links

Military offices
Preceded by Supreme Allied Commander Transformation
2021 		Succeeded by
incumbent
Preceded by Chief of Staff of the French Air and Space Force]
2018 – 2021 		Succeeded by
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