French Air Force Academy Contingent
A contingent from the French Air Force Academy marches during the "Fete National". The French Air Force Academy offers and exchange program where U.S. Air Force officers spend up to 2 years teaching and studying at the Academy. This U.S. Air Force Major has been busy! Multiple tours in Iraq, Afghanistan. Based on his badges, medals, and ribbons mostly likely was part of Air Force Special Operations Civil Engineer Squadron.
1. Parachutist badge
2. Senior civil engineer Badge
3. Ribbons (top to bottom, left to right):
Bronze Star en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bronze_Star_Medal,
Meritorious Service Medal en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meritorious_Service_Medal_(United_States)
Air Force Commendation medal
Air Force Achievement medal, www.afpc.af.mil/library/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=7784
Air Force outstanding unit award, www.afpc.af.mil/library/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=7785
NATIONAL DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL (1 star), www.afpc.af.mil/library/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=7803
AFGHANISTAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL (silver service star), www.afpc.af.mil/library/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=7810
IRAQ CAMPAIGN MEDAL, www.afpc.af.mil/library/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=7811
GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM EXPEDITIONARY MEDAL, www.afpc.af.mil/library/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=7812
GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM SERVICE MEDAL, www.afpc.af.mil/library/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=7813
AIR FORCE OVERSEAS RIBBON - SHORT TOUR, www.afpc.af.mil/library/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=7819
AIR FORCE OVERSEAS RIBBON - LONG TOUR, www.afpc.af.mil/library/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=7820
AIR FORCE EXPEDITIONARY SERVICE RIBBON (w/o gold border), www.afpc.af.mil/library/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=7821
AIR FORCE EXPEDITIONARY SERVICE RIBBON (w/ gold border), www.afpc.af.mil/library/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=7821
AIR FORCE LONGEVITY SERVICE AWARD, www.afpc.af.mil/library/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=7822
SMALL ARMS EXPERT MARKSMANSHIP RIBBON (1 bronze service star), www.afpc.af.mil/library/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=7828
AIR FORCE TRAINING RIBBON, www.afpc.af.mil/library/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=7829
French Air Force Academy Contingent
A contingent from the French Air Force Academy marches during the "Fete National". The French Air Force Academy offers and exchange program where U.S. Air Force officers spend up to 2 years teaching and studying at the Academy. This U.S. Air Force Major has been busy! Multiple tours in Iraq, Afghanistan. Based on his badges, medals, and ribbons mostly likely was part of Air Force Special Operations Civil Engineer Squadron.
1. Parachutist badge
2. Senior civil engineer Badge
3. Ribbons (top to bottom, left to right):
Bronze Star en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bronze_Star_Medal,
Meritorious Service Medal en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meritorious_Service_Medal_(United_States)
Air Force Commendation medal
Air Force Achievement medal, www.afpc.af.mil/library/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=7784
Air Force outstanding unit award, www.afpc.af.mil/library/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=7785
NATIONAL DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL (1 star), www.afpc.af.mil/library/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=7803
AFGHANISTAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL (silver service star), www.afpc.af.mil/library/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=7810
IRAQ CAMPAIGN MEDAL, www.afpc.af.mil/library/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=7811
GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM EXPEDITIONARY MEDAL, www.afpc.af.mil/library/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=7812
GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM SERVICE MEDAL, www.afpc.af.mil/library/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=7813
AIR FORCE OVERSEAS RIBBON - SHORT TOUR, www.afpc.af.mil/library/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=7819
AIR FORCE OVERSEAS RIBBON - LONG TOUR, www.afpc.af.mil/library/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=7820
AIR FORCE EXPEDITIONARY SERVICE RIBBON (w/o gold border), www.afpc.af.mil/library/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=7821
AIR FORCE EXPEDITIONARY SERVICE RIBBON (w/ gold border), www.afpc.af.mil/library/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=7821
AIR FORCE LONGEVITY SERVICE AWARD, www.afpc.af.mil/library/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=7822
SMALL ARMS EXPERT MARKSMANSHIP RIBBON (1 bronze service star), www.afpc.af.mil/library/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=7828
AIR FORCE TRAINING RIBBON, www.afpc.af.mil/library/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=7829