Jean-Paul Paloméros is the 49th Chief of Staff

Chief of Staff of the French Air Force

The Chief of the Staff of the French Air Force is the head of the French Air Force, under the French President and the Chief of the Defence Staff.- Chefs d'état-major général des forces aériennes :...

 of the French Air Force

French Air Force

The French Air Force , literally Army of the Air) is the air force of the French Armed Forces. It was formed in 1909 as the Service Aéronautique, a service arm of the French Army, then was made an independent military arm in 1933...

. He attended the École de l'Air (French Air Force training facilities for the officers), class of 1973 « Capitaine Marchal ». He got his wings in 1976 with 3,500 flight hours. On 25 August 2009, he succeeded general Stéphane Abrial

Stéphane Abrial

Stéphane Abrial , born on 7 September 1954 in the South-Western French region of Armagnac, is a French General who is the Commander of Allied Command Transformation based in Norfolk, VA, one of the two NATO strategic commands...

, who has been appointed Commander of Allied Command Transformation

Allied Command Transformation

Allied Command Transformation is a NATO military command, which was formed in 2003 after North Atlantic Treaty Organisation restructuring....

 based in Norfolk, VA, as the Chief of Staff of the French Air Force.