Colonel Aurore Dupuis *subject to final confirmation

Commander of Aircrew Training School French Air & Space Force

Colonel Aurore Dupuis is Head of the French Air and Space Force's Air Training Command, a position assumed in 2026 following her appointment as Deputy Head of the Command in 2024. A fighter pilot by background, she graduated from the French Air and Space Force Academy and earned her fighter pilot wings in 2007. Her operational career began with Fighter Squadron EC 1/3 "Navarre", flying the Mirage 2000D. She has accumulated more than 2,000 flying hours, including 250 combat hours across 58 combat missions. Her operational experience includes deployments to Afghanistan, Libya during Operation Harmattan, Mali in support of Operation Barkhane, and Lebanon as part of France's defence cooperation mission with the Lebanese Air Force. Colonel Dupuis has also held key leadership and staff appointments, serving at the French and German Air-to-Ground Operations School, the Joint Operations Command, and the French War College. Prior to her current role, she commanded the Initial Military Aviation Training Centre in Salon-de-Provence, where she oversaw the development of the next generation of French military aviators.