Greek soldiers leave Afghanistan
The Ministry of Defence of Greece completed the withdrawal of its units in Afghanistan. A special battalion left Kabul with all its equipment, said the ministry statement. The mission of the Greek contingent in Afghanistan began February 17, 2002 has ended. The Ministry of Defence said the withdrawal by the reduction of the military budget [...]
IAF helicopters and Unit 669 fighters met their Greek counterparts in an exercise that took place in Greece. It was a good chance to exchange ideas, methods and thoughts The Mediterranean sea almost shimmers in response to the sun rays, but there is still no feeling of excitement at the sight of the clear water: [...]
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Lt.-Gen. Constantine Ginis was named Wednesday as Greece’s new Chief of the Army General Staff (GES) by the Government Council for Foreign Affairs and Defence (KYSEA), during a scheduled morning meeting chaired by prime minister Antonis Samaras. Ginis, up to now commander of the First Army Corps and Army General Inspector, and the second in [...]
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The military service will not be extended by three months as it had originally been planned, Defence Minister Panos Panagiotopoulos has said. Speaking on newspaper To Vima, Panagiotopoulos said that “our youth has in recent years suffered so much, that we cannot burden them with an extra three months of military service”. Currently, the length [...]
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Two Greek soldiers who have been in Afghanistan as part of the Greek armed forces got injured when a fuel station exploded just outside the Greek soldiers’ main camp in Kabul. This station had, according to tovima.gr, propane tanks and thus, the explosion was thunderous. The two Greek soldiers made an effort to close one [...]
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A bilateral exercise between the Special Forces of Greece and the USA, held from 05 to 19 June 2012 in the region of Attica-Voiotia was competed. The aim of the exercise was the co-training in military decision-making procedures, in First-Aid practices in the battle field, in hostile terrain rescue practices, as well as in fast [...]
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Due to defense cuts, the availability of equipment and spare parts at the Greek army’s disposal is “not satisfactory,” a source told Sunday’s Kathimerini. The source said that soldiers have had to “exhaust every type of ingenuity” by stripping old vehicles, vessels and even guns to service ones that are still in use. He added [...]
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The Greek Army’s plans to acquire 12g mm tank ammunition from Dutch army stocks were approved by the Greek Government Council on Foreign and Defence Affairs in mid-April. The Greek Army will acquire 4,200 DM53A1 (APFSDS-T) combat rounds and 2,000 M865 (TPCSDS-T} training rounds for EUR14 ,o million (USD18.4 million). The ammunition will be delivered [...]
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BRUSSELS — Representatives from seven NATO countries will join the U.S. for the first time in a war game that focuses on space and cyber defense issues. Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands and Turkey will take part in Schriever Wargame 2012 International Game beginning April 20. The Space Innovation and Development Center will [...]
Continue reading …Hellenic Military Academy amongst the 10 Most Prestigious Military Academies in the World
April 25, 2012 8 Comments
onlinecollege.org, one of the most respected websites with updated evaluations of Universities and Colleges, evaluated the Military Academies of the world and reached the result we all know in the Hellenic Arms Control Center, and of course in Greece: The Hellenic Military Academy has an international reputation and value. The comments from the evaluation are [...]
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