Military maneuvers to be attended by NATO SG
- Written by E.Tsiliopoulos
With the presence of the new NATO Secretary General, Norway's Jens Stoltenberg, the joint exercise “Pyrpolitis 9/14,” will be held Thursday, October 30.
According to the information so far, the new NATO Secretary General is conducting his first official visit to Greece, with his new status under the so-called "first circle of acquaintance" in all the capitals of the member states of the Alliance. Last week he visited Ankara for this purpose. Within the framework of his stay here, he will be received, according to the protocol as "head of state", by the President of the Republic Karolos Papoulias, Prime Minister Antonis Samaras and the Ministers of Foreign Affairs and National Defense Evangelos Venizelos, and Dimitris Avramopoulos respectively.
While here he has been invited by the MoD Dimitris Avramopoulos to watch the joint exercise with titled "Pyrpolitis 9/14" of the Greek Rapid Reaction Defence Force.
The exercise will take place in the area around the Saronic Gulf, probably on the islet of Dokos, and the scenario will be the well-rehearsed recapture of an islet.
This is the ninth “Pyrpolitis” exercise for this year, and this will involve elite Army Special Forces units (Z Amphibious Commando Battalion and the Special Paratrooper Detachment), the Navy (Underwaterr Demolitions Command) and Air Force (31st Search & Rescue Operations Squadron), units of Fleet Headquarters and fighter aircraft Squadrons of the Tactical Air Headquarters and transport helicopters of Army Aviation.
Related items
-
Athens a new hub for hedge funds: After Chris Rokos, Easy Englander's American Millennium also in Greece
-
Three young Sumatran tiger cubs were born at the Attica Zoological Park
-
Gerapetritis on Turkey: We have ready-made scenarios for anything - Whoever shouts is not always the most powerful
-
Billionaire hedge fund manager Chris Rokos to move tax residency to Greece
-
"I didn't have it on the agenda, but now that you mention it...": Mitsotakis' humorous response to influencer for the opening of her croissant bar in Paris
Latest from E.Tsiliopoulos
- Athens a new hub for hedge funds: After Chris Rokos, Easy Englander's American Millennium also in Greece
- Three young Sumatran tiger cubs were born at the Attica Zoological Park
- Gerapetritis on Turkey: We have ready-made scenarios for anything - Whoever shouts is not always the most powerful
- Billionaire hedge fund manager Chris Rokos to move tax residency to Greece
- "I didn't have it on the agenda, but now that you mention it...": Mitsotakis' humorous response to influencer for the opening of her croissant bar in Paris