 On January 1, 1982; the unit was renamed "(C)ommandos de (R)enseignement et d'(A)ction dans la (P)rofondeur", CRAP ( Reconnaissance and Deep Action Commandos ), a designation nomination which was conserved till 1999.In 1969, the Deep Action and Reconnaissance Commandos ( CRAP ) of the 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment participate for the first time in Chad.In 2007, the GCP aligns under their command 19 Teams of paratroopers commandos constituted of a dozen members.