French Defense Attaché in the United States
@FRDefenseUSA
Official account of the French Defense Attaché Office ("Mission de Défense") at the Embassy of France in the United States 🇺🇸 🇫🇷 @Armees_Gouv @franceintheus
It was a privilege to participate in @SecDef meetings with @SecGenNATO and German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius in the Pentagon this week. NATO is stepping up in historic ways under President Trump's leadership. Minister Pistorius rightly noted “NATO must become more European…
Reconnaissance et remerciements au général d’armée Thierry Burkhard, qui a servi la France au plus haut niveau durant quatre années comme Chef d’état-major des Armées. Son commandement s’est distingué par une vision stratégique lucide des menaces et par sa volonté constante…
🚨🇫🇷French NATIONAL STRATEGIC REVIEW 2025 ! #France and Europeans must be able to defend themselves better and deter other state actors from carrying out attacks on the European continent. ➡️sgdsn.gouv.fr/files/files/Pu…
"We dug in near the river while shells fell like rain. French troops on our flank shouted encouragement in their rough English and we shouted back in worse French. But WE FOUGHT AS ONE." PFC Whitaker, #3rdID, Battle of the Marne, July-15th 1918. #Army250
From Washington D.C to Hawaii and Tampa, we celebrated #BastilleDay with our American friends.🇫🇷🇺🇸 Guests raised a glass to freedom and friendship, as we honored distinguished French & American military and civilians, a testament to our enduring alliance. 🎖️ #FranceUSA
Happy Bastille Day to our French allies and partners! Bonne fête nationale, la France 🇫🇷! #History French National Day is the anniversary of the Storming of the Bastille on 14 July 1789, a major event of the French Revolution. #FêteNationale #AlliesandPartners
France has also made a major commitment this week, to its great credit. We look forward to enabling France's efforts as well. 2/
🇫🇷 Happy #BastilleDay to all the women and men of our armed forces who serve with honor and determination. 🫡
Key engagement between 🇫🇷Gen Thierry Burkhard and his counterpart 🇺🇸Gen Dan Caine @thejointstaff. In an evolving and demanding context, discussion on the Middle East, and reaffirmation of our shared commitment to the defense of the European continent, and to peace in Ukraine.
Echange téléphonique avec mon homologue 🇺🇸, le général Dan Caine @thejointstaff. Dans un contexte évolutif et exigeant, entretien sur la situation au Moyen-Orient. Une semaine après le sommet de l’OTAN à la Haye, réaffirmation de l’engagement commun pour la défense du…
General Alexus G. Grynkewich is officially the new Commander of @US_EUCOM, the combatant command responsible for promoting peace and security across 51 countries and territories in and around #Europe.
General Christopher Cavoli 🇺🇸, NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander Europe, was presented with the insignia of Commander of the Legion of Honor in recognition of his leadership and clear strategic vision in strengthening the Alliance.🎖️
Heureux d’échanger avec mon ami le général Christopher Cavoli, Commandant suprême des forces alliées en Europe à qui j’ai eu l’honneur de remettre les insignes de commandeur de la Légion d’Honneur. À l’approche de la fin de son mandat, je salue son charisme, sa loyauté, son…
French Wounded #Warriors Day. Solidarity with our Brothers-in-arms from 🇫🇷, 🇺🇲 and all our Allies who fought side-by-side, is a daily duty. Committed. Always united #AvecNosBlessés
Allies honing skills in the skies ✈️ Over 40 aircraft and 1000 personnel from 🇫🇮 Finland, 🇫🇷 France, 🇬🇧 the UK and 🇺🇸 the US are participating in a joint air exercise that is taking place in Finland for the first time 🔗 ac.nato.int/archive/2025-2…
Emotional "Lafayette’s Young Drummer" theatrical play at the French Embassy🥁🎭 A beautiful way to commemorate Lafayette’s contribution to the American Revolutionary War and to celebrate two and a half centuries of Franco-American bonds 🇫🇷🇺🇸 #Lafayette #WWW #CED
As we celebrate the Bravest Generation of #warriors on #Day - Honored to have offered to 40 young 🇺🇸 & 🇫🇷 students fm DC area high-schools the meaningful & moving privilege to interact w/ #WW2 #veterans HARRY MILLER & DAVE YOHO who enlisted at their age! Lest We Forget.
Strong #DDay commemoration at French ambassador's residence, honoring Allied #SpecialOperations Forces: OSS, SOE, SAS, Maquis, & Rangers who LED THE WAY on Pointe-du-Hoc @osssociety @USASOCNews @ASD_SOLIC @JadeFiducial @LesGCasseesUBFT @SoutienCommando @franceintheus
🕊️Honoring the 81st anniversary of D-Day, that marked the start of Operation Overlord. Thanks to the bravery and sacrifice of Allied troops, France and Europe were freed from Nazi tyranny. We remember 🇫🇷🇺🇸🇬🇧🇨🇦🇦🇺🇳🇿🇬🇷🇧🇪🇳🇴🇵🇱🇳🇱🇩🇰🇨🇿🇸🇰 #WWII #Liberation #Allies #DDay
Souvenons-nous. Le 6 juin 1944, 156 000 soldats et parachutistes alliés donnent l’assaut en Normandie – le plus grand débarquement de l’Histoire commence pour libérer la France puis l’Europe.
On June 6, 1944, Allied forces stormed the beaches of Normandy, France, changing the course of history. Their courage serves as a reminder of the price of freedom. Let us never forget their heroism and sacrifice. defense.gov/Multimedia/Exp…
June 6th 1944. Liberation of France started. OSS agents had clandestinely shaped the battlefield for months beside Free French Forces and their Maquis. The incredible story of our Shadow Warriors is here 🎦⬇️ @osssociety @DDayMemorial @USSOCOM #WW2 #DDay vimeo.com/922987743/8db5…
