School of Airborne Troops (France)
| School of Airborne Troops | |
|---|---|
École des troupes aéroportées (ETAP) | |
| Part of French Army | |
| Pau, France | |
| Site information | |
| Type | Barracks |
| Owner | Ministry of Defense |
| Controlled by | France |
| Condition | Occupied by Ministry of Defense |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1964 |
The École des troupes aéroportées (ETAP), or School of Airborne Troops, is a military school dedicated to training the military paratroopers of the French army. It was established in 1964 and is located in the town of Pau, in the department of Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France.
It is a training unit of the French Army, under the French Army Training Command (COFAT). The only parachute regiment that is not trained here is the 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment, which trains at Camp Raffalli in the Promo Parachutiste.