Air Forces Command (France)

The Air Forces Command is a command of the French Air and Space Force. It is headquartered at Bordeaux-Mérignac Air Base.
It is an organic command which prepares units to carry out their missions, but does not have an operational role itself. Since September 2013, the former organic commands CFA and the Air Force Support Command were merged into CFA.

Brigades

CFA is organized in six brigades :

Fighter Brigade

The Fighter Brigade is responsible for all air defense, air-to-ground and reconnaissance aircraft. In February 2016 it was commanded by Brigadier General Philippe Lavigne.
Units of the brigade include:

Fighter bases include:

BA 116 Luxeuil - Saint-Sauveur Air Base. Air defence fighter base with 28× Mirage 2000-5F.
BA 133 Nancy – Ochey Air Base. Three strike fighter squadrons units with 68× Mirage 2000D, SAM sqns.
BA 115 Orange-Caritat Air Base. Air defence Escadron de Chasse 2/5 Île-de-France equipped with 10× Mirage 2000C and transition squadron equipped with six Dassault Mirage 2000B.
BA 118 Mont-de-Marsan Air Base. Two squadrons of Rafale B and Rafale C.

Projection and Support Air Force Brigade

This brigade, is responsible for all tactical transport and liaison aircraft.

Airspace Control Brigade

Airspace Control Brigade, is responsible for airspace surveillance, constituting the Command and Executive System of Airspace Operations. Since 2007 the command, control and information systems network of the air force have been is integrated into the Joint Directorate of Infrastructure Networks and Information Systems ).

Air Force Security and Intervention Forces Brigade

This brigade, is responsible for units of the French Air and Space Force's commando riflemen, amongst which the most elite is the Air Force Parachute Commando n° 10, C.P.A 10, unit of the French Special Forces. The BAFSI also includes the security units of the air bases and detachments ) and the rescue and firefighting personnel ;

Support brigades

Air Force Aerial Weapon Systems Brigade provides the maintenance and repair of aerial weapons and target systems.
Air Force Maneuver Support Brigade provides the ground-based engineer and logistics personnel needed for the sustainment of air operations.

These last two brigades belonged until 2013 to the Air Force Support Command, which maintained the armaments, systems, equipment, information and communication systems as well as infrastructure; the CSFA supported the human element, the military logistics, wherever forces of the French Air and Space Force operated or trained. These two brigades are now subordinate to the CFA.