"Charles de Gaulle" under NATO command. An crucial signal, albeit short-lived [COMMENTARY]

The commander of the French aircraft carrier group GAN (Groupe aéronaval), Rear Admiral Jacques Mallard, announced at a peculiar press conference on April 11, 2024, that at the end of April 2024, his group will be subordinated to the command of STRIKFORNATO - Naval Striking and Support Forces (NATO), located in Oeiras, Portugal. Mallard besides stressed that French aircraft and individual ships had already operated under NATO command on many occasions.