French remind of us our ties from the beginning!

 

French fighter jets flew over Washington, D.C., on Monday to honor the upcoming 250th anniversary of U.S. independence and celebrate the longstanding alliance between France and the United States, highlighting the enduring ties between the two nations. pic.twitter.com/vRZUV0rYXS

— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) June 22, 2026

By rights we owe much to our French partners. While in keeping with their strategic goals at the time (they were trying to blunt British power) their help was none-the-less vital during the revolutionary war. Additionally our militaries are more closely aligned. Any Marine (former or active) will readily recognize the style of leadership found in the French Foreign Legion while the "laxity" (I say that with a smirk...they're sharp and motivated but definitely "joke and play" more than US forces) of the regular British forces is well ... different. Lastly the French seem more comfortable with expeditionary operations than their British counterparts (a hold over from colonialsim maybe but seemingly not that different from the US model).