Air Forces Command (France)


The Air Forces Command is a command of the French Air Force. It is headquartered at Bordeaux-Mérignac Air Base.
It is an organic command which prepares units to carry out their missions, but does not have an operational role itself. Since September 2013, the former organic commands CFA and the Air Force Support Command were merged into CFA.
CFA is organized in six brigades :

Fighter Brigade

The Fighter Brigade is responsible for all air defense, air-to-ground and reconnaissance aircraft. In February 2016 it was commanded by Brigadier General Philippe Lavigne.
Units of the brigade include:
Fighter bases include:
This brigade, is responsible for all tactical transport and liaison aircraft.

Airspace Control Brigade

This brigade, is responsible for units of the French Air Force's commando riflemen, amongst which the most elite is the Air Force Parachute Commando n° 10, C.P.A 10, unit of the French Special Forces. The BAFSI also includes the security units of the air bases and detachments ) and the rescue and firefighting personnel ;

Support brigades

These last two brigades belonged until 2013 to the Air Force Support Command, which maintained the armaments, systems, equipment, information and communication systems as well as infrastructure; the CSFA supported the human element, the military logistics, wherever forces of the French Air Force operated or trained. These two brigades are now subordinate to the CFA.