Tag Archives: Greek Armed Forces

Members of the Greek Armed Forces were deployed to act as “supportive crowd” in the production of the Hollywood War Film EXPENDABLES 4 last November in Thessaloniki, northern Greece. Now they claim that they have not be paid even one euro for “being used for the purposes of a film …

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Greece has closed the airspace in the region of Evros for all military aircraft due to the war that Russia is waging in Ukraine, media report on Tuesday. The Civil Aviation Authority has reportedly issued a relevant air directive (NOTAM) on February 25, following request by the United States and …

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Turkey issued a NAVTEX on Tuesday for so-called “seismic research” in the area of the Greek continental shelf and set the Greek Armed Forces on alert. In particular, Ankara plans to conduct research in the sea area south of Rhodes and Kastelorizo ​​and southeast of Crete, has blocked the sea …

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Defense Minister, Nikos Panagiotopoulos, was forced to clarify the role of the Greek Armed Forces in the national security of the country. He came under the fire of opposition for having said during a debate in Parliament that “the Armed Forces were in charge for the external and the internal …

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Developments in Syria were among others, the subject of discussion between the leaders of Greece and France. In a telephone conversation with the French President on Friday,  Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras told Emmanuel Macron that Greek Armed Forces will not participate in a possible military operation in Syria, state broadcaster …

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In a surprise move the highest council KYSEA conveyed to change the chiefs of Greece’s Armed Forces on Monday morning. The head of Land Forces, Navy and Air Force were sent to retirement and new generals were appointed. Media describe the decision as “hasty” and puzzle over the reasons for …

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Greece sent six attack helicopters Apache in the south-east area of the Aegean Sea to patrol and prohibit alleged coup-plotters form entering Greece. The Apache have been deployed across the island group of the Dodecanese opposite the Turkish coast. Further more another Super Puma helicopter has been deployed to area …

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Greek Armed Forces, Navy and Coast Guard are on alert after receiving information by their Turkish colleagues that two inflatable boats with coup-plotters are heading to Greece. Target of the boats with Turkish commandos is allegedly the island of Symi and/or Rhodes in South-Eastern Aegean Sea, close to the Turkish …

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Greek government and especially the nationalist government partner Panos Kammenos had enough from the ongoing Turkish violations of Greek Air Space (Athens Flight Information Region) and the FYROM police firing tear gas inside the Greek territory. As Defense Minister, Panos Kammenos gave an order to Chief of Greek National Defense …

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Greece’s Armed Forces are in shock. A non-commissioned officer of the Land Forces was found dead in his home on Monday morning. According to a statement of the Land Forces General Stab, the 44-year-old lieutenant was ‘fatally wounded at 2 am’ on Monday. “The causes of his death are being …

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A bomb shell exploded on Wednesday morning in the firing area “Psilos Stalos” in Lavara, Didymoteicho, Northern Greece, killing one army office and seriously injuring two. According to Greek media, the blast occurred while the three deminers were trying to defuse a shell. One officer, 47,  died while on hospital …

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 More than 2,000 active and retired members of the Greek Armed Forces wearing their uniforms gathered at Kolokotroni Square in Athens on Wednesday afternoon to protest upcoming cuts in their wages and pensions.   In their first ever protest rally and holding banners the uniformed protesters marched to the Finance Ministry …

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That soldiers enjoy a free meal at the barracks is normal. But that noncommissioned officers join the mess is indeed an issue. As the economic crisis, the strict austerity and the income decreases knock the doors of more and more Greek households, low ranking members of the Greek Armed Forces …

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That soldiers enjoy a free meal at the barracks is normal. But that noncommissioned officers join the mess is indeed an issue. As the economic crisis, the strict austerity and the income decreases knock the doors of more and more Greek households, low ranking members of the Greek Armed Forces …

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