Marine Nationale

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Admiral Alain Oudot de Dainville (15 March 1947 in Marsat (Puy de Dôme)) is a French Navy officer. As of 2006, he is head of the general staff of the French Navy. Navy officers on the bridges of the Motte-Picquet frigate French Navy summer uniforms Frigate division of the French Navy in Toulon harbour The French Navy (Marine Nationale) is the second-largest Western European navy (the largest being the Royal Navy). ... Image File history File links Civil_and_Naval_Ensign_of_France. ... Image File history File links Logo_marine. ... A motto is a phrase or a short list of words meant formally to describe the general motivation or intention of an entity, social group, or organization. ... The Force dAction Navale (FAN) is the 12,000-man and about 100-ship strong backbone of the French Navy. ... The Force Océanique Stratégique (FOST, Strategic Oceanic Force) are the strategic submarine forces of the French Navy. ... The Aviation Navale (Naval Aviation) of the French Navy includes 162 airplanes (138 of them combat-capable) and 6,800 men, both civilians and military personel. ... The Naval Light Infantry and Naval Commandos units are under command of the Force Maritime des Fusiliers Marins et Commandos (FORFUSCO) in Lorient. ... The Naval Commandos (Commandos Marines) are the special forces of the French Navy. ... The Fusiliers de Marine, or fusiliers marins, are units specialised in the protection and defence of sensitive points of the French Navy on land. ... The Gendarmerie Navale, or Gendarmerie maritime, is a 1 100-man strong corps of the French Navy. ... The French navy is affectionately known as The Gayest Navy(the Royal), for its supposed attachement to the monarchy; it is to be noted that some of the greatest heroes of the First Republic were in the French Navy (Luc-Julien-Joseph Casabianca, Robert Surcouf, Latouche-Tréville). ... The French Navy is undertaking a significant reinforcement, both in modernising and in number, under the Projet de loi de programmation militaire 2003-2008 (Military programme law project 2003-2008)[1] , which notably calls for A second aircraft carrier - conventionally propelled (the current Charles De Gaulle is nuclear), and built... The French Navy has a specific flag, slightly different from the regular French flag, a number of pennants and jacks, and traditions related to them. ... // Aircraft carriers Charles de Gaulle nuclear aricraft carrier Charles de Gaulle Planned: Second aircraft carrier Projection and Command vessels Mistral Projection and Command vessel Mistral class - 2 ships Mistral Tonnerre Helicopter Carriers Jeanne dArc Jeanne dArc (normally used for training) (Note that most amphibious ships are capable of... Standing French Navy Deployments is a list of current deployment by the French Navy: Caribbean Fort-de-France, Martinique Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe South America Cayenne, Suriname Pacific Tahiti - naval base New Caledonia Indian Ocean Mayotte Réunion Alindien or Indian Ocean Maritime Zone Africa Djibouti Dakar, Senegal North America Saint... This is a list of traditional French Navy ship names, along with notices for notable units. ... List of British fleets of World War I British Grand Fleet List of British fleets of World War II British Eastern Fleet British Home Fleet British Mediterranean Fleet British Pacific Fleet List of United States fleets US Atlantic Fleet US Pacific Fleet US Asiatic Fleet For a list of numbered... One of ancien régime Frances Secretaries of State was entrusted with control of the French Navy. ... From left to right: Capitaine de Vaisseau Xavier Magne (captain of the Charles De Gaulle), vice-amiral descadre Alain Dumontet, commander of the Force dAction Navale, and contre-amiral Edouard Guillaud, Préfet maritime of the English Channel and North Sea. ... The rank insignia of the French Navy are worn on epaulettes of shirts and white jackets, and on sleeves for navy jackets and mantels. ... Building of the Conseil Général of the Puy-de-Dôme département, in Clermont-Ferrand Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Puy-de-Dôme Puy-de-Dôme is a département. ... The French Navy, officially called the National Navy (French: Marine Nationale) is the maritime arm of the French military. ...

Career

A former naval pilote, Oudot de Dainville was the commander of the Clemenceau from 1993 to 1995. Built at: Arsenal de Brest Ordered: 1954 Laid down: November 1955 Launched: 21 December 1957 Commissioned: 22 November 1961 Decommissioned: 1 October 1997 Fate: park at Toulon to remove asbestos Struck: General Characteristics Displacement: 24,200 tonnes (32,500 full load) Length: 265 m Width: 51. ...

Between 1995 and 1997, he directed the projet of the Charles De Gaulle. The Charles De Gaulle (R91) is the only serving French aircraft carrier and is the flagship of the French Navy (Marine Nationale). ...

Since 1999, he held general staff position. He was appointed head of the general staff in June 2005.

Honours

• Commander of the Légion d'Honneur
• Commander of the Ordre National du Mérite

Chiang Kai-sheks Légion dhonneur. ... The Ordre National du Mérite (in English: The National Order of Merit) is an Order of Chivalry awarded by the President of France. ...

External links

• Biography on the site of the Ministry of Defence