This is the training school for non-commissioned officers (NCO) of the French Air Force, recruited directly from the civilian life or the EETAA 722 school. This aeronautic establishment prepares tomorrow's task forces to quickly be dispatched in foreign military operations.

The school campus located south of Rochefort hosts on average 6,300 NCOs. It provides an initial military formation followed by an advanced technical training chosen among thirty streams in aeronautics such as: engine, structure, armament, embedded systems, logistics...etc... These courses last from 20 to 48 weeks and are open to all military corps using aerial equipment: French Army, French Navy and Gendarmerie. It's the largest military site of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region.

Rochefort-Saint-Agnant
IATA: RCO ICAO: LFDN
Summary
Airport type	Public/Military
Owner	French Republic
Operator	General Council of Charente-Maritime
Location	Rochefort
Built	1980
Elevation AMSL	56 ft / 17 m
Coordinates	45°53′22″N 0°58′57″W / 45.88944°N 0.98250°W / 45.88944; -0.98250
Map
Rochefort-Saint-Agnant Location of Rochefort-Saint-Agnant, France
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 12/30 7,480 2,280 Asphalt 12/30 2,723 830 Grass

• Sous -officiers de l'armée de l'air
• [1] Chant de l'EFSOAA
• [2] Ecole de formation des sous-officiers de l'Armée de l'Air (EFSOAA)

45°53′48″N 0°58′50″W / 45.8967°N 0.9806°W / 45.8967; -0.9806