After 15 years of U.S. Air Force presence, French President Charles de Gaulle decided to evict non French NATO forces from France. On 7 March 1966, he announced that France would withdraw from NATO's integrated military structure.
Following a 15-year period of U.S. Air Force presence, French President Charles de Gaulle decided to remove non-French NATO forces from the country. On March 7, 1966, he announced that France would withdraw from NATO's integrated military structure.