French Air Force visits Joint Base Langley-Eustis

Credit: Senior Airman John Foister | Date Taken: 07/06/2021
B-Roll package containing Chief of Staff of the French Air and Space Force General Philippe Lavigne's arrival and greeting of the arriving French Dassault Rafale jets, Air Combat Command Commander General Mark D. Kelly and Joint Base Langley-Eustis Commander Colonel Gregory S. Beaulieu greet General Philippe Lavigne and inspect the arriving French Dassault Rafale jets, July 6, 2021, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va. The French Air Force visited JBLE as they returned to France from the Heifara Wakea mission in the Pacific. During their visit, U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff, Gen. Charles Q. Brown, Jr. alongside French Air and Space Force Chief of Staff, General Philippe Lavigne participated in a wreath laying event to honor French and American forces who fought at the Battle of Yorktown and commemorate the partnership that endures, Yorktown, Virginia, July 7, 2021. In the fall of 1781, the Battle of Yorktown, marked the last major battle of the American Revolution against British forces and effectively secured independence for the American colonies following a six-and-a-half-year military struggle. (U.S. Air Force video by Senior Airman John Foister)