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war is best form of peace · Jun 28, 2017

French Air Force chief in hot water over suspected use of attack jet for weekend trips
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French Air Force chief in hot water over suspected use of attack jet for weekend trips
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French Minister of Defense Florence Parly has ordered an inquiry into potential misuse of a military aircraft after reports emerged that a senior air force general routinely leased an Alpha light attack and trainer jet to fly home.

Richard Reboul, formally second-in-command of the French Air Force who has served as acting commander since May, faces harsh disciplinary action if the report published by French satirical magazine Canard Enchaîné on Wednesday proves to be accurate.
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The magazine alleges that Reboul used a Dassault/Dornier AlphaJet attack jet and advance trainer aircraft a dozen times since August last year to travel from a flight school located in Bordeaux to Salon-de-Provence, a commune in southern France hosting an important air base. The general reportedly “leased” the training plane for purposes completely unrelated to his job, namely, to spend a weekend in his estate in Provence and then fly back.

In addition to this, Reboul is alleged to have gotten ahold of a six-person military transport plane along with its pilot and co-pilot for his personal needs, unspecified in the report.

Late Tuesday, the French Defense Ministry issued a statement saying that newly-appointed Minister of the Armed Forces Parly instructed the inspectors general of the armed forces to look into the reports and “verify the circumstances of the use of the air means, in the present case and more generally,” Le Monde cited the ministry as saying.
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It further warned of potential repercussions for the general if the facts unearthed by Canard Enchaîné were corroborated by evidence.

“In light of the findings of the report, the minister will draw the necessary consequences, including disciplinary ones, if misuse of the means is proven,” the statement adds.

A separate internal probe initiated by General André Lanata, chief of staff of the French Air Force, has been underway since June 23, Air Force spokesman Olivier Celo told AFP.

Reboul was appointed to serve as second-in-command of the French Air Force in September 2016. Last month, he assumed the duties of former commander of the French Air Force General Serge Soulet after he passed away on May 21.

war is best form of peace · Jun 28, 2017

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Un général de l'armée de l'air utilisait un Alphajet pour ses week-ends
En poste à Bordeaux, le commandant en second des forces aériennes utilisait l'appareil pour rejoindre sa propriété en Provence, selon "Le Canard enchaîné".
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Richard Reboul était le commandant par intérim de l'armée de l'air.
Richard Reboul était le commandant par intérim de l'armée de l'air. © Sirpa Air / AFP/ OLIVIER RAVENEL

Il devait en avoir assez de prendre le train... La ministre des Armées, Florence Parly, a ordonné une enquête de commandement après la parution d'un article du Canard enchaîné affirmant que le commandant en second des forces aériennes a utilisé un avion d'entraînement Alphajet pour son usage personnel, a annoncé mardi soir le ministère. Cette enquête s'ajoute à une enquête interne diligentée par l'armée de l'air.

Dans un article à paraître mercredi, l'hebdomadaire satirique affirme que le général Richard Reboul, en poste à Bordeaux, utilise un Alphajet d'une base école de la région pour aller passer le week-end dans sa propriété en Provence et en revenir. « Des informations sur une utilisation abusive de moyens aériens par un haut responsable militaire sont remontées jusqu'à la ministre des Armées », notent ses services dans un communiqué.
Un avion de transport militaire de six places

Florence Parly a alors décidé de saisir les inspecteurs généraux des armées afin « de clarifier les faits et [de] vérifier les circonstances d'emploi des moyens aériens, dans le cas d'espèce et plus généralement », poursuit le communiqué du ministère. « Au vu des conclusions du rapport, la ministre tirera les conséquences qui s'imposent, y compris sur le plan disciplinaire, si une utilisation abusive des moyens était avérée », est-il ajouté. Le chef d'état-major de l'armée de l'air, le général André Lanata, a saisi de son côté l'Inspection de l'armée de l'air, qui a ouvert une enquête le 23 juin, a indiqué le colonel Olivier Celo, chef du Sirpa Air.

Depuis août 2016, le général aurait réquisitionné l'Alphajet une dizaine de fois pour circuler entre Bordeaux et Salon-de-Provence, selon le journal. Il aurait également mobilisé un avion de transport militaire de six places, avec pilote et copilote, écrit l'hebdomadaire. Les Alphajet, avion phare de la Patrouille de France, sont aussi utilisés pour la formation des futurs pilotes de chasse de l'armée de l'Air.

Ancien pilote de chasse et d'essai, Richard Reboul a travaillé sur le programme Rafale, été directeur de l'enseignement à l'École de l'air de Salon-de-Provence et a commandé le Centre d'expériences aériennes militaires (CEAM) à Mont-de-Marsan. Il a été nommé commandant en second des forces aériennes en septembre 2016 et en a pris la direction par intérim après le décès du numéro un, le général Serge Soulet, en mai. Le commandement des forces aériennes est à la tête de 500 unités et de 23 000 personnes.

An air force general used an Alphajet for his weekends
The deputy commander of the air force used the aircraft to join his property in Provence, according to "Le Canard enchaîné".
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Richard Reboul était le commandant par intérim de l'armée de l'air.
Richard Reboul was the acting commander of the Air Force. © Sirpa Air / AFP / OLIVIER RAVENEL

The Minister of Armed Forces, Florence Parly , ordered a Command Inquiry after an article in Canard En Chaine, which stated that the Air Force's second in command had used a d Alphajet training for personal use, the Ministry said on Tuesday evening. This investigation is in addition to an internal investigation conducted by the Air Force .

In an article to be published on Wednesday, the satirical weekly says that General Richard Reboul, based in Bordeaux , uses an Alphajet from a local school base to spend the weekend in his property in Provence and back. "Information on an abusive use of air assets by a senior military official has gone back to the Minister of Armed Forces," his services said in a statement.
A six-person military transport aircraft

Florence Parly then decided to seize the inspectors general of the armed forces in order "to clarify the facts and to verify the circumstances of use of the air means, in this case and more generally", continues the statement of the ministry. "In light of the report's findings, the minister will draw the necessary consequences, including disciplinary ones, if abuses of the means are proven," he added. The Chief of the Air Staff, General André Lanata, seized the Air Force Inspectorate, which opened an investigation on June 23, said Colonel Olivier Celo, head of Sirpa Air.

Since August 2016, the general has requisitioned the Alphajet a dozen times to circulate between Bordeaux and Salon-de-Provence, according to the newspaper. He also allegedly mobilized a six-person military transport aircraft, with a pilot and co-pilot, the weekly writes. The Alphajet, the Patrouille de France's flagship aircraft, are also used for the training of future fighter pilots of the Air Force.

Former hunter and test pilot, Richard Reboul worked on the Rafale program, was director of teaching at the Salon-de-Provence Air School and commissioned the Military Air Experiment Center (CEAM ) In Mont-de-Marsan. He was appointed second in command of the air force in September 2016 and took over as acting commander after the death of number one, General Serge Soulet, in May. The command of the air force is at the head of 500 units and 23 000 people.

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