Base Aérienne 116 Luxeuil Saint-Sauveur (BA 116) provided the setting for the official commemoration of 40 years of the Mirage 2000 in service with the Armée de l’air et de l’espace. Among the invited press and aviation photographers were AeroResource’s Mark Empson and Nicholas Thompson, who travelled to eastern France to witness first-hand both the celebrations and the pride of those who continue to operate and maintain Dassault’s enduring delta. Nicholas provides the following debrief of the Mirage 2000 in French service and September’s celebrations, a piece arriving only slightly less delayed than the celebrations themselves!