Combat Training Center at Arta Beach

Combat Training Center at Arta Beach
Arta, Djibouti in  France
Training Element at Combat Training Center at Arta Beach
Coordinates	11°34′59″N 42°49′15″E / 11.5830°N 42.8207°E / 11.5830; 42.8207
Type	Training
Site information
Controlled by	French Army
Website	Official Website
Site history
In use	1978–present
Garrison information
Garrison	5eme Régiment Interarmes d'Outre-Mer

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 Foreign Legion and is part of the headquarters company of 13th Demi-Brigade of the Foreign Legion.

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]

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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