Combat Training Center at Arta Beach

Combat Training Center at Arta Beach
Combat Training Center at Arta Beach
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Training Element at Combat Training Center at Arta Beach
Active 1978–Present
Country  France
Allegiance Flag of legion.svg French Foreign Legion
Branch France French Army
Type Training
Part of 13th Demi-Brigade of the Foreign Legion
Location DjiboutiArta, Djibouti
Website Official Website

The Combat Training Center at Arta Beach (CECAP), or Centre d'entraînement au combat d'Arta Plage, is a French Army training facility located in Arta, Djibouti.[1] The Combat Training Center is run by the members of the French Foreign Legion and is part of the headquarters company of 13th Demi-Brigade of the Foreign Legion.

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Overview

The Combat Training Center at Arta Beach was established in 1978 as an amphibious warfare training center.[2] However in 1982 CECAP was became the Commando Center reflecting a slight change from its original purpose; by 2003 CECAP's had increasingly become a combat training capability.[2] The similarity of the center's environment to Afghanistan was useful to the French armed forces and CECAP began offering courses preparing soldiers for that region's environment.[2]

Training

Military instruction at CECAP occurs through recurring military exercises held at the Arta Beach Facility.[1] CECAP in addition to training French soldiers accepts American soldiers into its training programs.[1] CECAP has the capacity to accommodate for approximately sixty soldiers in training at any given time.[2]

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References

External links

Media related to Combat Training Center at Arta Beach at Wikimedia Commons

Coordinates: 11°34′59″N 42°49′15″E / 11.5830°N 42.8207°E / 11.5830; 42.8207


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