Parachute Troops Base School
On July 5, 1975, the BETP (Base Escola de Tropas Pára-Quedistas or Parachute Troops Base School) was formed at the RCP, which was disbanded and integrated into the CTP or Corpo de Tropas Paraquedistas Parachute Troops Corps) of the Portuguese Air Force.
The CTP is responsible for changing the paratroopers from a counter-guerrilla force to a conventional airborne force capable of fighting in a possible NATO vs Warsaw Pact war, so a Light Paratrooper Brigade (BRIPARAS) was formed with three Paratrooper Battalions and a few support units. The Corps also raised several barracks across Portugal to garrison the new brigade, BOTP1 – Base Operacional de Tropas Pára-quedistas nº1 (1st Paratrooper Operational Base) at Monsanto and BOTP2 at São Jacinto; some troops were also garrisoned in the BETP at Tancos. The BRIPARA structure included:
- BOTP1: Paratrooper Battalion nº11, Anti-Tank Company, Signals Company
- BOTP2: Paratrooper Battalion nº21, Services and Support Operational Group, Heavy Mortar Company
- BETP: Paratrooper Battalion nº31, Aeroterrestrial Operational Group
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