Avord Air Base or BA 702 (french: Base Aérienne 702 Capitaine Georges Madon), named after Captain
Georges Madon, is a base of the
French Air and Space Force
The French Air and Space Force (AAE) (french: Armée de l'air et de l'espace, ) is the air and space force of the French Armed Forces. It was the first military aviation force in history, formed in 1909 as the , a service arm of the French Arm ...
(Armée de l'air et de l'espace) located north northwest
of
Avord in central France.
Airbase 702 hosts about 2,500 personnel (French Air and Space Force military and some civilian). Because of its strategic location in the middle of France it is extremely suitable as a multi purpose base. It has a single runway 06/24, .
Units on the base
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Escadron de détection et de contrôle aéroportés 36 Berry
Escadron de détection et de contrôle aéroportés 36 Berry is a French Air and Space Force (Armée de l'air et de l'espace) Airborne Detection and Control Squadron located at BA 702 Avord Air Base, Cher
Cher (; born Cherilyn Sarkisian; M ...
which flies the
Boeing E-3F
** Its role is to carry out airborne surveillance, and command, control and communications (C3) functions for both tactical and air defense forces. The French designation is E-3 SDA (Systeme de Detection Aeroporté). Additional units attached: mission support flight, training flight, technical flight support and logistic flight.
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École de L'Aviation de Transport 319 Capitaine Jean Dartiques
École de L'Aviation de Transport 319 Capitaine Jean Dartiques is a French Air and Space Force (Armée de l'air et de l'espace) Transport Aviation School located at Avord Air Base, Cher, France which operates the Embraer EMB 121 Xingu.
See also ...
flying the
Embraer EMB 121 Xingu
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Escadron D'Instruction en Vol Fourchambault An ''escadron'', in French-speaking countries, may refer to:
* Squadron (army)
* Squadron (aviation)
* Squadron (naval)
* In military aviation, the equivalent of a:
** Wing (military aviation unit) (in countries such as the United States) or;
** G ...
The base perimeter contains some maximum-security zones with:
* A Special Ammuniations Storage (SAS) or dépôt atelier munitions spécialisées (DAMS). Storage of appx. 60 of FAF's stockpile of
Air-Sol Moyenne Portée ASMP nuclear midrange air ground missiles.
* Two hardened alert facilities. One is hosting for
Dassault Mirage 2000N combat aircraft, normally home based at
Istres Air Base (BA 125) or at
Luxeuil - Saint-Sauveur Air Base
Luxeuil - Saint-Sauveur (french: Base aérienne 116 Luxeuil Saint-Sauveur or BA 116) is a medium size French Air and Space Force (Armée de l'air et de l'espace) base located near Luxeuil-les-Bains in the Franche-Comté region of France. It has t ...
(BA 116). These planes are detached here on a rotating cyclus to comply to the French nuclear deterrence mission. The other facility hosts E-3F airplanes and
KC-135 tankers, normally home based at Istres, but detached to Avord AB to be used with some
AWACS and strike missions.
Other support units:
* technical maintenance depot.
* entrepôt de munition de l'armée de l'air Savigny-en-Septaine, a conventional ammo storage unit.
* 1H.702 firefighting/rescue and nuclear decontamination unit.
* 12.802 strategic telecom unit.
* 02.950 air defense sqn (escadron de défense sol-air) Sancerre equipped with the
Crotale and
MBDA
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Mistral
Mistral may refer to:
* Mistral (wind) in southern France and Sardinia
Automobiles
* Maserati Mistral, a Maserati grand tourer produced from 1963 until 1970
* Nissan Mistral, or Terrano II, a Nissan 4×4 produced from 1993 until 2006
* Micropl ...
short range air defense systems.
* 1G.702 security squadron (escadron de protection)
Fusiliers Commandos de l'Air responsible for security and base protection.
References
External links
Official site Base Aérienne 702 Capitaine Georges Madon(French)
00.036 Berry(French)
(French)
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French Air and Space Force bases