Gratien Maire
Gratien Maire (born November 19, 1957 in Chaumont , Haute-Marne ) is a French general in the Air Force.
Life
Gratien Maire entered the École de l'air military school in 1978 . In 1981 he became a licensed fighter pilot.
In 1982 he was assigned to the 33rd Reconnaissance Squadron in Strasbourg. In 1988 he went to the military school responsible for the transportation of students.
Between 1991 and 1993 he commanded the Normandy-Nyemen Fighter Squadron .
In 1996 he was sent to the United States Air Force Warfare School in Montgomery.
He then held several positions in army supervision and on the air force staff.
From July 2000 to July 2003, he was Distribution Attaché in Canada .
From 2006 to 2008 he directed the École de l'air in Salon de Provence.
In 2008 he became a US Defense Attache. 2011 became Deputy Inspector General of the Army. In 2012 he became Deputy Chief of Staff.
On January 15, 2014, he was appointed major general in the Army from February 15. At the same time he was promoted to General in the Air Force. He succeeded General Pierre de Villiers and was replaced by Admiral Philippe Coindreau on September 1, 2016.
Since January 9, 2017, he has been CEO of ADP Ingénierie (Groupe Aéroports de Paris).
Private
Maire is married and has three children.
medal
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France : Commander of the Legion of Honor
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France : Grand Officer of the Ordre national du Mérite
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France : Croix de la Valeur militaire
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France : Fighters Cross
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Germany : Great Cross of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
Individual evidence
- ↑ Mesures d'ordre individuel ( Memento of the original of July 22, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Biography of the major général des armées. February 28, 2016, accessed August 18, 2018 .
- ↑ Décret du 7 juillet 2016 portant affectation et élévation d'un officier général published in JORF and in Légifrance (French)
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Maire, Gratien |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French General of the Air Force |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 19, 1957 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Chaumont ( Haute-Marne ) |