Special Troops Training Center
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The Special Troops Training Center (CFTS) is a specialized military school of the Algerian Land Forces.[1]
The Special Troops Training Center (CFTS), is located in the town of Biskra, 405 km south-east of Algiers.
Originally the CFTS was created under the supervision of the Special Troops Superior School (ESTS), however it became completely autonomous from January 1994.[1]
The ESTS is in charge of training officers and non-commissioned officers, while the CFTS is responsible for training men of the rank of paratroopers of the Algerian army.[1]
Also nearby are the 1st combat helicopter regiment, the 32nd Algerian Air Force Transport Squadron and the 12th parachute commando regiment (12th RPC).