the international assistance and security force (ISAF) () at Kaboul from February 2010 to March 2011. He assumed command of the Legion on 1 September 2011. He was designated as Général de division on 1 April 2013. On 1 August 2014 général de Saint Chamas has been nominated as the officer general of Defense and Security Zone West and Commandant of region North-West as a Général de corps d'armée. As of 1 July 2017, Général de corps d'armée de Saint-Chamas has been nominated as the Governor of Les Invalides (). In March 2022 he succeeded Bruno Dary as head of the Comité de la Flamme, overseeing the rekindling of the Eternal Flame at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Recognitions and Honors Officier of the Légion d'honneur Commandeur de l'ordre national du Mérite Croix de guerre des théâtres d'opérations extérieures (1 star) Croix de la Valeur militaire (1 star) Croix du combatant Medaille d'Outre-Mer ( 4 agrafes-clasps ) Médaille de la Défense nationale Medaille de Reconnaissance de la Nation (d'Afrique du Nord) Médaille commémorative française 2 decorations Kuwait Liberation Medal (Saudi Arabia) Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait) 2 decorations References Sources Répertoire des chefs de corps Centre de documentation de la Légion étrangère Répertoire des citations (BCAAM) 1959 births Living people French generals École Spéciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr alumni Officers of the French Foreign Legion Commandeurs of the Légion d'honneur Commanders of the Ordre national du Mérite Recipients of the Cross for Military Valour