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French military aviation became officially part of the French Army in 1912, alongside the four traditional branches of the French Army, the infantry, cavalry, artillery and engineers. As such it played important role in WWI in support of the army : observation, artillery guidance, bombing and strafing, etc. but it also proved the air to be a battleground in itself, prompting the detachment of [[French Air Force]] from the army in 1934. After WWII, it was felt that, just like the navy, the army needed its own air branch, distinct from the air force, which led to ALAT's creation in 1954.
Since it has participated in almost all French military engagements and humanitarian aid deployments:{{citation needed|date=March 2016}} the [[French Indochina War]], the [[Algerian War]], the [[Persian Gulf War]] of 1990–91, the Lebanese conflict, the war in [[Chad]], the independence of Djibouti, the [[Somali Civil War|War in Somalia]], operations in Bosnia-Herzegovina, the [[Kosovo War]], the Indonesian occupation of [[East Timor]], the [[
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The use of armed helicopters coupled with helicopter transport during the [[Algerian War]] which could drop troops into enemy territory gave birth to today's tactics of airmobile warfare.<ref>[http://histoire-militaire.pagesperso-orange.fr/aviation/helicoalgerie.htm helicopters during the war in Algeria], Military History</ref>
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