This is the training school[1][2][3] for non-commissioned officers (NCO) of the French Air Force, recruited directly from the civilian life or the EETAA 722 school. This aeronautic establishment prepares tomorrow's task forces to quickly be dispatched in foreign military operations.
The school campus located south of Rochefort hosts on average 6,300 NCOs. It provides an initial military formation followed by an advanced technical training chosen among thirty streams in aeronautics such as: engine, structure, armament, embedded systems, logistics...etc... These courses last from 20 to 48 weeks and are open to all military corps using aerial equipment: French Army, French Navy and Gendarmerie. It's the largest military site of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region.
↑ José Maigre et Michel Ribot (1987). Les écuyers du ciel: arpètes et mécanos au service de l'Armée de l'Air (in French). France-Empire. ISBN9782704805648.
↑ Patricia Nomballais et Olivier Taprest (2013). Base école de Rochefort: 80 ans de formation aéronautique (in French). Nouvelles Editions Bordessoules. ISBN9782364660083.
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