Combat Training Center At Arta Beach
Overview
The Combat Training Center at Arta Beach was established in 1978 as an amphibious warfare training center. However in 1982 CECAP became the Commando Center reflecting a slight change from its original purpose; by 2003 CECAP had increasingly become a combat training capability. 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.
Training
Military instruction at CECAP occurs through recurring military exercises held at the Arta Beach Facility. CECAP in addition to training French soldiers accepts American soldiers into its training programs. CECAP has the capacity to accommodate for approximately sixty soldiers in training at any given time.
References
- ^ "Les unités de la 13ème DBLE". Légion étrangère. 2010. Archived from the original on July 13, 2011. Retrieved June 4, 2010.
- ^ "CECAP - Centre d'Entraînement au Combat d'ARTA- PLAGE" (in French). Légion étrangère. 27 May 2010. Archived from the original on 13 July 2011. Retrieved 24 June 2010.
External links
- Media related to Combat Training Center at Arta Beach at Wikimedia Commons