Air Transport Gendarmerie
The Air Transport Gendarmerie (French: Gendarmerie des Transports Aériens) (GTA) is a branch of the French Gendarmerie placed under the dual supervision of the Gendarmerie and the Directorate General for Civil Aviation of the Transportation Ministry.
| Air Transport Gendarmerie | |
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| Gendarmerie des Transports Aériens (French) | |
Arm patch of the Air Transport Gendarmerie | |
| Active | 1953 - present |
| Country | France |
| Agency | National Gendarmerie |
| Role | Airport security |
| Part of | Directorate General for Civil Aviation |
| Structure | |
| Officers | 1,100 |
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It has a strength of about 1,100 and is commanded by a senior officer or by a general officer.
Its missions are centered on airport security. It also carries out judicial inquiries pertaining to civilian aviation accidents.
The GTA was created in 1953 out of existing airport gendarmerie specialist units created from 1946.
The Air Transport Gendarmerie should not be confused with the smaller Air Gendarmerie, which provides policing for the French Air Force.
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