Joint Greek - US exercise in the eastern Mediterranean (vid)

August 25, 2020
Written by E.Tsiliopoulos

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Joint Greek - US exercise in the eastern Mediterranean (vid)

The joint Greek-US aeronautical exercise that took place on Monday, August 24, 2020 in the framework of the ongoing Greek-US military cooperation, with the participation of media and personnel of the two countries, in the sea area south of Cret sent a clear message to the Turkish provocations in the eastern Mediterranean.

On the part of Greece, participating forces included a frigate (AEGEAN), a submarine Type 214 and six F-16 aircraft, while from the US side the Destroyer USS WINSTON S. CHURCHILL along with naval helicopters of the two countries.

The exercise included co-operation in joint operational design, air defense, anti-submarine warfare, communications, information exchange, tactical image synthesis, advanced maneuvering and aircraft and helicopter co-operation.

The activity demonstrates in practice the long-term strong ties between the two countries, which have recently been steadily strengthening and have further contributed to increasing the level of operational readiness, combat capability and cooperation of the participating forces in both transnational and allied contexts.