Please answer the following question: Facts: - caption: air chief marshal sir joe french photo crown copyright - allegiance: united kingdom - commands: no. training command raf strike command 7 squadron chief of defence intelligence personnel and - nickname: joe - awards: knight of the order of the british empire commander of the order of the bath commander - birth date: 15 july 1949 - serviceyears: 1967 -- 2007 - name: joseph charles french - branch: united kingdom - rank: air chief marshal Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of joe french .
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air chief marshal sir joseph charles french -lrb- born 15 july 1949 -rrb- , often known as sir joe french is a retired senior royal air force officer , who was the last air officer commanding-in-chief raf strike command .