Air Base 115 Orange-Caritat (French: Base aérienne 115 Orange-Caritat "Capitaine de Seyne" or BA 115, ICAO: LFMO) is a French Air and Space Force (Armée de l'air et de l'espace) base in Vaucluse, France. It is equipped with one runway and was named after Maurice de Seynes, a French-Soviet aircraft pilot. It is located 5 kilometres (3 mi) east of Orange, a commune in the Vaucluse department of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in France.

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Orange-Caritat Air Base (BA 115) Base aérienne 115 Orange-Caritat "Capitaine de Seyne"
IATA: none ICAO: LFMO
Summary
Airport type	Military
Owner	Government of France
Operator	Armée de l'air et de l'espace
Location	Orange, Vaucluse, France
Elevation AMSL	197 ft / 60 m
Coordinates	44°08′24″N 004°52′07″E
Website	base-aerienne-orange.com
Map
LFMO Location in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur in France
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 14/32 2,407 7,897 Concrete
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It hosts:

• Escadron de Chasse 2/5 Île-de-France - Dassault Mirage 2000B & C^[3]
• Escadron d'Hélicoptères 5/67 Alpilles - Eurocopter Fennec^[3]
• Centre d'Instruction des Equipages d'Hélicoptères 341 Colonel Alexis Santini - Fennec^[3]
• a permanent Dépôt atelier munitions spécialisées detachment; this is a headquarters unit responsible for all special ammunition storage in France.^{[citation needed]}
• escadron de défense sol-air 10.950 the base air defense unit.^{[citation needed]}
• etablissement logistique du commissariat de l’air de Portes-les –valence, a logistic unit.^{[citation needed]}
• a guard detachment Fusiliers Commandos de l'Air responsible for ground defense and base security.^{[citation needed]}