It operates general policing, as well as miltary policing and criminal investigations on the air bases and the facilities of the French Air Force on domestic soil, overseas and abroad. It has an exlusive competence in investigating military aircrashes.

THREE MAJOR ASSIGNMENTS

- Protecting and securing the air space comprises the ongoing surveillance, the control of the facilities, air bases and their premices and intelligence gathering ;

- Advising the administrative authorities on policing and protecting and securing issues is the second mission ;

- General and military policing as well as CI assignments are operated within and outside (personnel and equipment) the air bases and their facilities.

The air gendarmerie is investigating the military aircrashes (French or foreign) happening on French territory. Sometimes they investigate abroad on special request of the magistrates according to international agreements. They can also support the divisional gendarmerie or other specialized gendarmeries when needed, especially the air transport and the maritime gendarmeries.