The aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle, deployed since September 2016 off the Syrian coast, has concluded its present campaign for the battle against jihadists in Iraq and Syria and is now heading to its base in Toulon. Its squadron of 24 Marine Rafale jets was supporting the international coalition against Daesh (Islamic State) through airstrikes and reconnaissance missions with its two Hawkeye radar planes. The carrier is the flagship of the French Navy (Marine Nationale) and the largest western European warship currently in commission. She is the only nuclear-powered carrier completed outside...