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Rochefort-Saint-Agnant
Rochefort-Saint-Agnant;
	IATA: RCO; ICAO: LFDN;
Summary
Airport type	Public/Military
Owner	French Republic
Operator	General Council of Charente-Maritime
Location	Rochefort
Built	1980
Elevation AMSL	56 ft / 17 m
Coordinates	45°53′22″N 0°58′57″W / 45.88944°N 0.98250°W
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	Rochefort-Saint-Agnant Location of Rochefort-Saint-Agnant, France
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Air Base 721
École de formation des sous-officiers de l'armée de l'air
Former names	ETAA 721
Motto	S'armer pour le futur
Motto in English	Arm yourself for the future
Type	Military school (French Air Force)
Established	1979
Officer in charge	Brigadier General Alain Boullet
Academic staff	385
Undergraduates	6300
Location	Rochefort, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Campus	Saint Agnant

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.

References and external links

^ “Emmanuel Macron attendu le 14 juin à la base aérienne de Rochefort" Sud Ouest, June 1st, 2018
^ 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. ISBN 9782704805648.
^ Patricia Nomballais et Olivier Taprest (2013). Base école de Rochefort : 80 ans de formation aéronautique (in French). Nouvelles Editions Bordessoules. ISBN 9782364660083.