DIRECTOR EAG CV
General Jean-Paul PALOMEROS
Chief of Staff
French Air Force
Born on 13 august 1953 in Paris
Five children
French Air Force Academy in 1973
Fighter pilot’s wings in 1976
| 1986 | Squadron commander, 2/12 « Picardie » Fighter Squadron, Cambrai AFB |
| 1988 | Chief of operations, deputy commander then commander, 30th fighter Wing, Reims AFB |
| 1992 | Royal Air Force Staff College, Bracknell, United Kingdom |
| 1993 | Assistant for “operations”, Air Defense and Air Operations Command, Taverny AFB |
| 1994 | Assistant for “Plans”, Air Defense and Air Operations Command, Taverny AFB |
| 1995 | Assistant to the Commander of the French elements, Allied Force Operation, ItalyAir assistant to the commander of the UNPROFOR, Ex-Yougoslavia |
| 1996 | Base commander, Cazaux AFB |
| 1998 | Chief of the “General Plans and Studies” office, Air Force Headquarters, Paris |
| 2001 | Secretary general for “operational staff”, Joint Staff, Paris |
| 2002 | Chief of “Plans, Programs and Assessment” department, Joint Staff, Paris |
| 2 April 2005 | Deputy Chief of the Air Staff, Paris |
| 25 august 2009 | Chief of the Air staff |
| Promotion : | |
| 2 avril 2005 | Lieutenant General |
| 25 august 2009 | General |
| Decorations and awards : | Grand officier de la Légion d’Honneur
Officier de l’Ordre National du Mérite Médaille de l’aéronautique |
