Turkey plans to deploy 11 submarines between March 10 to 20 covering an area from the Dardanelles Straits and reaching across the entire Aegean Sea including Crete until the Ionian Sea between Kafalonia and Zakynthos in the framework of a military exercise, according to Greek military site militaire.gr.

A clear message to Albania was sent by the Chief of the Hellenic Armed Forces General Staff, general Mihalis Kostarakos in the framework of exercise “Pyrpolitis 5/14,” of the Rapid Response Force – North Sector, with their focus on the border area of Sagiada, Thesprotia prefecture.

Greek, Israeli, and US military personnel are meeting in Crete, Tuesday to kick off Noble Dina 2014, a two-week, trilateral exercise in the Mediterranean Sea.