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Groupement des commandos parachutistes (GCP)

Structure of command to the orders of the General ordering the 11 LP (Brigade Parachutist) whose state major is in Toulouse, the GCP align under their ten-new commands teams of commandos parachutists made up each one of ten members. All the elements are patented and resulting from the 11éme LP which is composed of:
1er RCP
3e et 8e RPIMa
2e REP
1er RHP
35e RAP
17e RGP
1er RTP
11e CCTP

All moments its groups are ready to intervene in all the corners of the world and generally they are nearest possible to their barracks not to risk a problem of last minute, which will delay the departure of an aircraft. The teams organize themselves by bearing and thus the others can rest for their next active periods. Each team is generally composed of 5 sub-groups. In the event of major crisis and of a massive need men all the CP can be called thus at each time the men are in alarm and have at the head which they must be able to give up their civil occupation in a few minutes.

At their head is an officer chief, under associated officer, a soldier specialized in the communication and the transmission, and three binomials. In each team all the binomials have a precise role first is charged with the collection of information, and crossing. The second when with him has explosives and is in charge of the sabotage and the operations of penetration in force. The third group with a mission of cover and remote neutralization since it is composed of marksmen. Made that the men arrive of different regiments is enriching for a group, some will have acquired additional knowledge for example in navigation and others in mine clearance. Nowadays the GCP counts about 200 elements. The principal missions of its teams is the collection of information in hostile territory. The investigation and the search for enemy groups in seen to neutralize them or seek it "I will say" more restricted of individual with trackings as that is done by American units in Iraq or Afghanistan with the tracking of Ben Ladden and more largely of the Talibans.

The Grouping of the Commandos Parachutists makes also party of the units of the second circle of the COS and thus can come in support from other regiments on the ground they can also make research on enemy sites and transmit them to the state major which thereafter will make the decision to send or not large troops. They are the advanced eyes of the state French major one can as 13éme RDP even if its last are specialized much in the field of the information. Generally the teams are sent by airborne means, released very high altitude not to be made locate. The teams of commandos can also take actions of harassing of the enemy positions i.e. actions short but very violent on very precise and strategic positions. Generally they will tackle behind positions for thus destabilizing the adversary which will have to reorganize its forces to balance its rows

The GCP can also break the means of communication enemy by sabotaging the antennas or more often the vehicles transporting of the systems of transmission. Following its actions the men must is to release themselves from the place by their own means is as quickly as possible or then to prevent the special helicopters which will exfilteront them in bunch. The CRAPS are very proud to be chuteurs OPS. To train a good parachustist one needs 1 year and half, and to form a GCP it takes 2 years. All the members passed the training course 55 501 SOGH. The patent commando is also essential and is given after a passage to the national center of drive commando (CNEC) and the success of the tests. For the targeting the men have TR-PP 18, TR DP 24 and of URC 2000. of stations UHF/VHF last generation. The parachutes are G-9 Aerazur of French manufacture and which allows the carrying of a mass of 200 kilogrammes. Sheaths of transport EL-56 and collective sheaths from 180 to 200 kilos CACHOPS.