Air Chief Marshal Sir Joseph Charles French, KCB, CBE, FRAeS, ADC (born 15 July 1949), often known as Sir Joe French, is a retired senior Royal Air Force officer who was the last Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief RAF Strike Command (2006–07).
French joined the Royal Air Force (RAF) in 1967 and qualified as a helicopter pilot, flying Wessex, Puma and Chinook.
[1] Postings included Sharjah, Hong Kong, Germany and an operational tour of Northern Ireland in 1972, for which he was Mentioned in Despatches.
He served on the staff of the Central Trials and Tactics Organisation, and was Head of the RAF Presentation Team.
[5] Upon his retirement in 2007, French became President of the RAF Servicing Commando and Tactical Supply Wing Association.