The Military and Technical Training Center of the Air Force (Portuguese: Centro de Formação Militar e Técnica da Força Aérea) or CFMTFA is the unit responsible for the military, humanistic, technical and scientific training of the personnel of the Portuguese Air Force.

However, as the unit does not maintain permanent flying operations, the air traffic control, meteorology, fire rescue and fuel supply services are deactivated.

The project was however aborted in January 2008 when the decision was taken that the new Lisbon airport would be built in the area of the present Field Firing Range of Alcochete.

In this period, the base was also the home of the São Jorge and Dragões aerobatic teams, equipped with F-84 jets.

From the 1970s to the 1990s, it was also home of a liaison unit equipped with Cessna FTB-337G Skymaster In 1960, the base becomes also the home of the Specialists Technicians Training Group of the Air Force (GITE, Grupo de Instrução de Técnicos Especialistas).