Commander of the Royal Saudi Air Forces Lt General Abdulrahman bin Fahd al-Faisal highlighted the significance of the participation of the Royal Saudi Air Forces in the exercises of Green Shield 2 along with the French air force (from September 28 to October 19, 2009) at Dijon Airbase in Dijon, and said the participation aims at the development of the air forces and improving the combating capability It is the second participation for the Royal Saudi Air Forces with the French air forces, he said. He noted that the Royal Air Forces will participate in the exercise with f-15-c-d planes. Prince Abdulrahman al-Faisal lauded the great attention given to the Royal Saudi Air Forces by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz and Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz, the Deputy Premier, Minister of Defense and Aviation and Inspector General.