Military

Special forces units from Greece, the US, and Israel were among others participating in the "Orion 22" exercise that kicked off on Thursday near Athens. Personnel from the armed forces of Bulgaria, France, and Cyprus also participate in the drill....

As fighting rages across Ukraine, two versions of reality that underlie the conflict stare across a deep divide, neither conceding any truth to the other. By Ronald Suny, Professor of History and Political Science, University of Michigan The more widespread and...

The United States Army has agreed to a foreign military sales contract with Greece to give the country's military its extra equipment as well as support for regional operations. The first round of equipment, known as Excess Defense Articles (EDA)...

The Pentagon announced on Thursday that Russia may be fabricating videos of Ukraine attacking Russia in order to justify an invasion. "We do have information that the Russians are likely to fabricate a pretext for an invasion," Pentagon press secretary...

Countries in the NATO alliance are putting their military forces on standby on Monday morning, sending warships and fighter jets to Eastern Europe as the tensions continue to mount over Russia's military buildup on the eastern border of Ukraine. NATO...

The huge U.S. Roll-on, Roll-off Carrier "ARC Independence," transporting military hardware, docked on Sunday in Greece's port of Alexandroupolis. The carrier is transferring helicopters and military vehicles that will participate in the upcoming NATO exercise "Atlantic Resolve." Konstantinos Chatzimichail, Chairman of...

Greece expressed its irritation on Thursday at Spain's recent agreement with Turkey, which includes a series of military sales to Ankara. Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and visiting Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez of Spain held a joint press conference following...

The United States and Greece finished conducting joint military drills on Tuesday. The US Army and the Hellenic Armed Forces had spent the prior ten days together strengthening their military ties through naval and land exercises. The exercises, known as...

Greece's Defense Minister announced on Thursday afternoon that the Greek Army will assist the firefighting efforts across the country.

Greece sent a letter to the UN in response to a similar move made by Turkey earlier in July, refuting many of the claims it made.