Commander (N) Héloïse Humbert

– Date of birth: 30 August 1978 (France)
– Mother of 1 child, Louise born in 2012
– 1999 class of French naval academy « Ecole navale”
– Graduate “embarked helicopter pilot” (French Navy) in 2004
– Aircraft: Dauphin – Panther, Airbus Helicopter
– Flight hours: 3000 hrs including 750-night hrs

Main tactical skills: Anti-surface warfare, maritime counter-
terrorism, Search and Rescue, aero-maritime surveillance.

Professional experience:
Since September 2021: Maritime security advisor with region-wide competence for security
and defense cooperation directorate (ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs) at French
embassy, Jakarta, Indonesia.
– To enhance mutual understanding and to foster deeper cooperation between France and
Indonesia about maritime security issues
September 2020 – June 2021: Chargée de mission of security and defense cooperation
directorate – ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs
– To prepare the new position as maritime security advisor in Indonesia
– To elaborate maritime security strategy for all the network advisors with the maritime security
officer.
August 2018 – August 2020: Head of the Maritime Operations Office in the Joint Staff of
French Polynesia and the Asia-Pacific area:
– To plan and conduct maritime operations of French military vessels in the Oceania, Pacific

zone, especially South East Asia by mastering the legal and strategic framework of the air-
maritime spaces

– To participate in the networks of liaison officers with our foreign partners and French officers
in the various maritime information fusion center in the Pacific zone
– To advise civil authorities of French Polynesia on civil emergency plans in the event of a
maritime crisis and to lead liaison with civil society on military maritime issues
July 2013 to July 2018: Deputy Operation Commander and then Executive Officer of 36F
Flotilla:
– To train, program, monitor, all deployed operations of the 36F helicopter detachments
(Mediterranean, Indian Ocean, French Southern lands and Antarctica, Ocean Pacific, Caribbean
arc);
– To ensure the maritime defense of the territory on the Mediterranean theater by mastering all
uses of the sea: military, civil, commercial, economic, public order, environmental, NGOs,
scientific research, leisure…
August 2011 to June 2013: Head of Helicopter Activity Office at the Air Naval Fleet Staff
(French Navy)
– To work in cooperation with all military and civilian actors to schedule the activity of all
French Navy helicopters

– To advise French Navy and external actors on the use of on-board helicopters in all fields
October 2005 to August 2011: Deputy pilot to the Detachment Chief and then Aeronautical
Detachment Chief of 36F Flotilla, on a frigate.
– To operate in the military field: high-spectrum anti-surface warfare (Lybia), hostage release,
anti-piracy, maritime surveillance in conflict or crisis zones
– To operate in the frame of the law enforcement organization: combating drug trafficking, illicit
activities, marine pollution assessment and record, rescue at sea
– To support French industry: representing the French Navy to industrial players (Naval group,
Airbus Helicopter, Nexter) at the International Defence Exhibition and Conference (IDEX) in
Abu Dhabi in 2007
From September 2004 to September 2005: co-pilot in maritime rescue detachment of Flotilla
35F, based in Le Touquet (North Sea) and Hyères (Mediterranean)
July 2002 to September 2004: Military and civilian professional helicopter pilot training
– Initial training in the French Army;
– Specialization in the French Navy.
September 1999 to June 2002: Officer Cadet at the Naval Academy, General Training naval
officer,
– Engineering memoir at the University of Michigan in collaboration with the National
Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) on the study of the spread of water
pollution in the Great Lakes
– Cadet squadron navigation « Jeanne d ’Arc »
Hobbies:
Cultural travel
Nautical sports: sail, regatta, kite surfing, diving
Reading
Professional readings on the maritime world as a whole.