Luxeuil Air Base

Luxeuil (Base aérienne 116 Luxeuil Saint-Sauveur or BA 116) is a medium size air base located at 47.78306°N, 6.36417°W, near Luxeuil-les-Bains in the Franche-Comté region of France. It has two runways: 113/293 with a length of 2433m, and 038/218 with a length of 2315m.

The base is used exclusively by the Armée de l'air and hosts two operational units:
 * Strike Squadron 1/4 Dauphiné
 * Strike Squadron 2/4 La Fayette

Both are equipped with the Mirage 2000N and can be deployed in conventional strike and nuclear deterrence missions, carrying the medium-range Air-Sol Moyenne Portée ASMP mssiles for the latter.

The two units are supported by:
 * DAMS (Dépôt atelier munitions spécialisées), Specialised Ammunition Storage, responsible for the nuclear strike alert facilities on the base.
 * Tactical Instruction Centre 00.339 Aquitaine, in charge of directing the strike squadrons in their low-altitude all-weather mission.
 * Air Defence squadron 04.950 Servance, responsible for anti aircraft defence.
 * Fusiliers Commandos de l'Air, responsible for security and ground defence.