page_title: Air Transport Gendarmerie
hierarchical_section_title: Air Transport Gendarmerie
caption_attribution_description: English: Colour guard of the Air Transport Gendarmerie in the Bastille Day 2013 military parade on the Champs-Élysées in Paris. Français&#160;: Garde au drapeau du groupement de gendarmerie des transports aériens nord (GTA Nord) au défilé du 14 juillet 2013 sur les Champs-Élysées à Paris.
context_page_description: The Air Transport Gendarmerie 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.
  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.
context_section_description: 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.  
  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.
caption: Flag of the Air Transport Gendarmerie during the military parade of the 2013 Bastille Day.
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