John French (RAF officer)
- John French (RAF officer)
Infobox Military Person
name= Joe French
lived=
placeofbirth=
placeofdeath=
caption= Air Chief Marshal Sir Joe French
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nickname=Joe
allegiance=flag|United Kingdom
serviceyears= 1967–2007
rank= Air Chief Marshal
branch= air force|United Kingdom
commands= Strike Command
Personnel and Training Command
Chief of Defence Intelligence
No. 7 Squadron RAF
unit=
battles=
awards= Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
laterwork=
Air Chief Marshal Sir John "Joe" French KCB, CBE, ADC is a retired senior Royal Air Force officer, who was the last Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Strike Command.
RAF career
French joined the RAF in 1967, and qualified as a helicopter pilot, flying Wessex, Puma and Chinook. Postings included Sharjah, Hong Kong and Germany. He was commanding officer of 7 Squadron (Chinook) at RAF Odiham, where he was later station commander (1989–1991).
He attended the RAF Staff College and the Royal College of Defence Studies.
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.
French served as Director of Air Force Staff Duties, and as Assistant Chief of Defence Staff (Policy), before being appointed Director-General of Intelligence Collection.
He was Chief of Defence Intelligence (CDI) from 2000 and it was whilst he was CDI that the controversial September Dossier was drafted which attempted to assess the state of Iraq's weapons of mass destruction.
In April 2003 he was appointed Commander-in-Chief Personnel and Training Command and Air Member for Personnel.
French was made a CBE in 1991, and a KCB in 2005.
Retirement
Upon his retirement in the spring of 2007, he became President of the RAF Servicing Commando and Tactical Supply Wing Association.
References
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/3103826.stm BBC News - Profile: Air Chief Marshal Sir Joe French]
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