Greece Army E.T.A. (Special Parachute Unit)

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The Hellenic (Greek) military maintains a number of elite units within its ranks. One of the most highly trained, and secretive, of these units is the Army's Idiko Tmima Alexiptotiston, or E.T.A. The E.T.A. (Special Parachute Unit) was formed in 1959, as a Long Range Recon Patrol (LRRP) type unit, and is tasked with conducting operations similar to US Special Forces or British SAS units. Some of these missions include: strategic reconnaissance, direct action raids, and sabotage missions.

Very little information about the units training, organization, or operations has been released publicly. What little is known is that it's composed of carrier officers and NCO's. ETA's troops undergo some of the most extensive and grueling training within the Greek armed forces. In addition to completing training at the Army's KEAP (Kentro Ekpedefseos Anorthodoxou Polemou -Unconventional Warfare Training Center), SERE, and parachute courses, ETA operators have also attended the Greek Navy's MYK course, and the NATO International Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol School in Germany.

 

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Recently, in the so-called "devil week" evaluation by NATO Special Operation Headquarters, the ΕΤΑ went famously. In all the scenarios, the task groups of the ΕΤΑ collected very high scores, as a result of which they were evaluated at level 3 , ie above the average of the Units that have been evaluated recently, Units such as Delta and SAS.

The evaluation scenario envisaged an immediate response in a crisis or war situation with the ΕΤΑ leaving its base and deploying at a long distance with the aim of taking action in all forms of Special Operations and unorthodox warfare as it is trained. Every move and action was under the constant surveillance of NATO assessors who were literally measuring everything. Procedures, reaction times, design and execution of all scenarios. Military Assistance, Direct Action and Special Reconnaissance were the three pillars on which the ΕΤΑ executives were judged and evaluated by the NATO Special Operations Headquarters.

Μονάδες Ειδικών Επιχειρήσεων: Στην ελίτ του ΝΑΤΟ – «Άριστα» σε εμπόλεμη κατάσταση - Η χαοτική διαφορά με τις Τουρκικές

Όχι απλά κέρδισε την πιστοποίηση έπειτα από μια απαιτητική και επίπονη αξιολόγηση αλλά κατατάσσεται πλέον μεταξύ των κορυφαίων Μονάδων Ειδικών Επιχειρήσεων του ΝΑΤΟ. Ψηλότερα από Μονάδες με ιστορία και περγαμηνές στις Ειδικές Επιχειρήσεις και στον ανορθόδοξο πόλεμο και μεταξύ των top παγκοσμίως...

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On Monday, December 13, 2021, the Chief of General Staff, General Konstantinos Floros, visited the headquarters of the Special Parachute Unit (ETA) at the "Lt. General Andreas Kallinski" Camp in Nea Peramo, Attica, where he congratulated the staff of until December 2, 2021.
ETA was assessed by NATO's NATO Special Operations HQ as a "Combat Ready" with an "Exceptional" performance and very kind comments. This distinction certifies the high level of the Unit and reflects the professionalism, consistency and dedication to the mission of its staff.

Επίσκεψη Αρχηγού ΓΕΕΘΑ στο Ειδικό Τμήμα Αλεξιπτωτιστών (ΕΤΑ) - Γενικό Επιτελείο Εθνικής Άμυνας - Επίσημη Ιστοσελίδα

Την Δευτέρα 13 Δεκεμβρίου 2021 Αρχηγός ΓΕΕΘΑ Στρατηγός Κωνσταντίνος Φλώρος επισκέφθηκε την έδρα του Ειδικού Τμήματος Αλεξιπτωτιστών (ΕΤΑ) στο Στρατόπεδο «ΥΠΟΣΤΡΑΤΗΓΟΥ ΑΝΔΡΕΑ ΚΑΛΛΙΝΣΚΗ» στην Νέα Πέραμο Αττικής, όπου συνεχάρη το προσωπικό του για την επιτυχή ολοκλήρωση της ΝΑΤΟικής αξιολόγησης...

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More informations regarding the evaluation of ETA by NATO Special Operation Headquarters. By achieving the Level 3 rating, the Special Paratrooper Unit (ETA) joins special-operations powerhouses, such as the UK's Special Air Service, the US Army's Delta Force, and the US Navy's SEALs, in a very exclusive club.

Meet the secretive Greek military unit that NATO Special Operations HQ just rated as 'combat ready' and 'exceptional'

The ETA, the Greek army's tier-one special-operations unit, earned top marks from NATO's Special Operations Forces Headquarters in December.

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