Greece
Greece
Pentagon Seeks to Upgrade American Base on Crete
The chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, Joseph F. Dunford, expressed Washington’s desire to further upgrade the American base at Souda Bay on Crete.
The joint Greek-U.S. base is a forward operating site for U.S. and allied operations...
Ancient Greece
The Rich History of the Acropolis of Lindos
The history of the Acropolis of Lindos in Rhodes is as old as the history of Ancient Greece, as tradition has Lindos participating in the Trojan War
Greece
My Dad Was a CIA Spy in Greece — But Not a Thug
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by Leslie Absher
When I was just a baby, my father was sent to Greece for his first field assignment with the CIA. It was the summer of 1966 when we arrived, nine months before the military coup led...
Greece
Greece's Souda Becomes the Home Port for Gigantic US Ship
The huge troop-carrying ship USS Hershel “Woody” Williams has been deployed to Souda Bay naval base in Crete as of October 1, the U.S. Sixth Fleet announced.
It is the first time in 40 years that a US ship will...
Greece
March 27 Coronavirus Latest Updates: US Infections Now Outnumber China's
The US now has the highest number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the world, overtaking China, according to Johns Hopkins University data. The global number of confirmed cases of the COVID-19 coronavirus has now passed the half-million mark.
Health authorities...
Greece
Greece Mulls Purchase of F-35 Fighter Jets from the US
Greece is among the potential buyers for new F-35 fighter jets from the United States, according to Admiral Mathias Winter, head of the Pentagon office for the F-35s. The information was made public in a Reuters report which came...
Greece
United States Mulls F-35 Fighter Jet Sales to Greece
The United States is considering expanding sales of Lockheed Martin Corp-made F-35 fighter jets to Greece, according to a Reuters report which came out on Thursday.
The US is considering boosting the defenses of four European allies, including Greece, Spain, Romania...
Diplomacy
Defense Minister Kammenos Asks the U.S. to Establish 3 More Military Bases in Greece
The Greek Defense Minister, Panos Kammenos, called on the U.S. to deploy military assets on a "more permanent base" in three more locations in the country, beyond Souda base.
Kammenos was in Washington to meet Secretary of Defense John Mattis...
Diplomacy
American and Greek Officials Discuss the Extension of American Military Presence in Greece
According to the American newspaper Wall Street Journal, the Greek authorities have started discussions with the American Pentagon regarding the issue of the extension of the American military presence in Greece.
According to officials in the US, Greece is ready...
Greece
US Drones 'Based in Greece' for First Time
The Greek government has approved a U.S. request to host military drones at an airbase in Larisa, central Greece, according to a Pentagon official quoted by Defense News.
Pentagon spokesman Eric Pahon said the MQ-9 Reaper drones are being temporarily...
Greece
Greek Defence Minister Accepts Responsibility for Anarchists' Invasion at Ministry
National Defense Minister Panos Kammenos said that he takes full political responsibility for the invasion of members of anarchist group Rubicon in his ministry on Friday.
Kammenos spoke in the House on Monday and answered to questions asked by opposition...
Greece
Group of Anarchists Invade Defense Ministry in Athens (video)
Members of the Rouvikonas anarchist group evaded security and invaded the courtyard of the Greek Pentagon on Friday afternoon.
In an unprecedented breach of security of one of the best guarded sites in Greece, the group of about 20 anarchists...
Cyprus
July 20, 1974: Turkish Troops Invade Cyprus
It was early in the morning of July 20, 1974 when 40,000 Turkish troops invaded Cyprus from sea and air, catching the Cypriot armed forces in their sleep, almost unable to resist. The code name of the attack was...
Greece
U.S. Ambassador to Greece Geoffrey R. Pyatt Promotes Greek Recovery to American Investors
The U.S. Ambassador to Greece Geoffrey R. Pyatt came back to the United States last week, with a delegation of the American Hellenic Chamber of Commerce and the Athens Stock Exchange, in the framework of the 6th Greek Investment...
Cyprus
Cyprus Gov't Spokesman: 'Hot Situation' Predicted by Greek Defense Ministry Is False
The Greek Defense Ministry in an announcement earlier, predicted that there will be a "hot situation" with Turkey in the territorial waters of Cyprus in June when French gas company Total begins extracting natural gas.
Sources of the Pentagon...