Combat Training Center at Arta Beach

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.

Combat Training Center at Arta Beach
Arta, Djibouti in  France
Training Element at Combat Training Center at Arta Beach
Coordinates11.5830°N 42.8207°E / 11.5830; 42.8207
TypeTraining
Site information
Controlled by French Army
WebsiteOfficial Website
Site history
In use1978–present
Garrison information
Garrison5eme Régiment Interarmes d'Outre-Mer

Overview

The Combat Training Center at Arta Beach was established in 1978 as an amphibious warfare training center.[2] 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.[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
  1. "Les unités de la 13ème DBLE". Légion étrangère. 2010. Archived from the original on July 13, 2011. Retrieved June 4, 2010.
  2. "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.
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