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Combat Training Center at Arta Beach 
Training Element at Combat Training Center at Arta BeachActive 1978–Present Country 
FranceAllegiance 
French Foreign LegionBranch French ArmyType Training Part of 13th Demi-Brigade of the Foreign Legion Location 
Arta, DjiboutiWebsite 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]
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Les unités de la 13ème DBLE". Légion étrangère. 2010. http://13dble.legion-etrangere.com/modules/info_seul.php?id=327&idA=118&idA_SM=116. Retrieved June 4, 2010.
- ^ a b c d "CECAP - Centre d'Entraînement au Combat d'ARTA- PLAGE" (in French). Légion étrangère. 27. http://13dble.legion-etrangere.com/modules/info_seul.php?id=327&idA=118&idA_SM=116. Retrieved 24 June 2010.
External links
Media related to Combat Training Center at Arta Beach at Wikimedia CommonsHistory of the French Foreign Legion— Képi Blanc (publication) 
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