Lt. Col. Vérane Quêtier

In 2007 she graduated from both Sciences Po College (Paris) and the Institute of International Relations (Moscow) with a double degree in political sciences. Following this, she joined the French Air and Space force, as an intelligence officer.

From 2008–2013 she led a transport squadron intelligence cell in Orléans. During this time she deployed to Tadjikistan, the Haiti earthquake support mission, and supported exercises in Djibouti, Spain, UAE, and Canada.

In 2013 she supported the French military mission in Tajikistan as the deputy Defense Attaché, where she enabled the closure the French Air Detachment in Dushanbe.
The same year she was appointed as an analyst for Eastern Europe and Africa at the French military headquarters in Paris. During this time she supported the political-military interface with a focus on crisis response preparation, and in 2018, deployed to the Sahel in support of counter-terrorism operations in Sahel.

In 2022 she was selected by the École de Guerre to represent the French Air and Space Force to attend the Space Scholars Schriever program at the Air Command and Staff College (Maxwell Air Force Base) in the United States.

Since 2023 she has commanded the French Military Space-based Imagery Squadron, supporting national strategic priorities, including the evacuation of French nationals from Sudan.
She is married and has one daughter. She enjoys snowboarding, running and drawing.