The process towards a joint approach in logistics and support has been set in motion ever since 1993, since it is at that time that were created, within the Chief of Staff, the MoD's joint structure for the coordination of logistics, as well as the first joint support center.
The creation of defense bases is by nature organizational. The goal is to put support capabilities in common on a territorial and joint basis, since all French MoD structures physically located near the defense base are to be supported by the "Defense Base Support Group" (GSBdD or "Groupement de Soutien…
The reform of the French armed forces, which is now taking place is at least as thorough as the professionalization reform initiated in 1996. This reform is twofold as it results from the convergence of two distinct reviews: on the one hand it stems from the White Paper on defense…
