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Turkey today Islands (Aegean) Sea was declared in four new NAVTEX for shooting exercises.
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U.S. Army helicopters participate in unique joint exercise in Greece
On Saturday, the 241st Mobile Public Affairs Detachment has announced that U.S. Army’s 1st Battalion, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade (CAB), 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), together with Hellenic Armed Forces, executed Eddie’s Odyssey, a first of its kind, joint training mission on Velopoula Island and over the Aegean Sea.
The unit press release said that Army helicopters were taking part in Eddie’s Odyssey, a first-time exercise meant to enhance the interoperability between U.S. and Hellenic aviation and special operations forces.
The exercise, named after Ugly Eddie, the battalion mascot, consisted of U.S. AH-64E Apaches, UH-60M and HH-60M Black Hawk helicopters working together with Hellenic 1st Aviation Brigade Apaches and CH-47D Chinook helicopters.The joint training encompassed transporting troops, aerial coverage operations and providing medical evacuation capabilities to Greek special operations forces (SOF), while they operated on objectives only accessible by traversing long distances over water.
“This exercise was really built from the ground up,” said Lt. Col. Anthony Marston, 1st battalion commander. “We had some time on our calendar and at the company level there were folks who were interested in doing over water training and some live fire exercises. Working with the Greeks, we were able to plan Eddie’s Odyssey, an air assault and deliberate attack exercise.”
A U.S. Black Hawk and Hellenic Chinook worked together to transport troops to the remote island in two phases. The Black Hawk, escorted by a U.S. Apache, touched down on the island first with a small team that identified and set up a landing zone for the larger Chinook. They simultaneously set up a laser targeting system that identified the objective that the Apaches were tasked to destroy.
After the Chinook dropped off the rest of the ground forces, U.S. Apaches worked together to engage and destroy the target, identified by the SOF team, using 30mm chain guns and 2.75in rockets. When they needed to return to base, a team of Hellenic Apaches relieved their U.S. counterparts and continued the assault.
“These training exercises give the opportunity to both sides to exchange knowledge and experiences that can take place in various conditions,” said a Greek SOF second lieutenant. “The keys to a mission rely on detailed planning, standard operation procedure and training. This event between Greek SOF and U.S. aerial platforms enhances the interoperability between those NATO members.”
The two partner forces also used the training opportunity to practice their medical evacuation capabilities off of the island.
In order to fly over the Aegean Sea and execute Eddie’s Odyssey, pilots and flight crews from the 101st had to conduct specialized refresher training on how to react if a helicopter unexpectedly goes down in the water. This “dunker training”, provided by the Hellenic Navy partners, was another first-time training opportunity spearheaded by 1-101. It used a large indoor pool and equipment that simulates an aircraft crash on the water.
“One of the great things about being here in Greece is that our Hellenic partners have a vast experience with over water flight ,” said Marston. “Interoperability wise, we are not only teaching them our gold book standards and how we do air assault planning and deliberate attacks, we are also learning a tremendous amount from our 1st Aviation Brigade Hellenic partners, both from their attack helicopters and their Chinooks,” said Marston. “Through that, we get after not only how we do over water flight, but now we know how to plan together, how to establish command and control together, and come up with tactics we wouldn’t necessarily think of if we were just training at home.”
“Building these types of training opportunities that strengthen our partnership and operational teamwork with our allies is what the 101st is all about,” said Col. Travis Habhab, commander of the 101st CAB. “Training shoulder to shoulder with our NATO Allies is one of the key factors that make us so effective working in environments comprised of joint, international forces.”
The mission helps to strengthen readiness and lethality through collective training across multinational allies and partners, improved interoperability and relationships with allied and partnered nations to maintain a high level of collective readiness throughout 101st CAB, and allow a quick transition to other designated contingency operations.
U.S. Army helicopters participate in unique joint exercise in Greece
On Saturday, the 241st Mobile Public Affairs Detachment has announced that U.S. Army’s 1st Battalion, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade (CAB), 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), together with Hellenic Armed Forces, executed Eddie’s Odyssey, a first of its kind, joint training mission on...
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I hope Bosnia is still able to use the maritime waters for trade. It’s should not be possible to cut off a country by building a bridge, especially not if it violate sovereign rights.
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Greece has the gall to talk about rights of minority greeks in Turkey while Greece doesn’t even recognize the existence of Turks in Thrace.
The USA is military buildup in Alexandroupolis. In case of a Turkish-Greek war, they want to stop the Turkish ground forces.
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We had to forfeit our claim to crete, but that doesn’t include our claims on the islets around crete.
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Gerece is on the attack again. 6 frigates to be purchased from France. At least 4 of them will be new. We need to get our finger out and start on those 3 frigates and the Barbaros modernisation.
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I’m more worried about the F16 upgrade. I don’t think we have to rush it, we should at least get the FAC55 started. I also mentioned in the past that bigger Coast Guard vessels should have more armament.Gerece is on the attack again. 6 frigates to be purchased from France. At least 4 of them will be new. We need to get our finger out and start on those 3 frigates and the Barbaros modernisation.
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Costin84
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Can you please provide a short summary of the article in English?Gerece is on the attack again. 6 frigates to be purchased from France. At least 4 of them will be new. We need to get our finger out and start on those 3 frigates and the Barbaros modernisation.
Yunanistan’dan fırkateyn tedarik planı | SavunmaSanayiST
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Greece is trying hard to keep up, and with the F-16V & Rafale deals they are even trying to step ahead. Problem is that Turkey can produce its own solutions which will turn any Greek purchases into wastes of money.Gerece is on the attack again. 6 frigates to be purchased from France. At least 4 of them will be new. We need to get our finger out and start on those 3 frigates and the Barbaros modernisation.
Yunanistan’dan fırkateyn tedarik planı | SavunmaSanayiST
Yunan Savunma Bakanı Panagiotopulos göre; Yunanistan, Fransa’dan dört adedi yeni olmak üzere altı adet fırkateyn tipi savaş gemisi tedarik etmeyi amaçlıyor.
Warfare is quickly changing and Greece's costly procurements will only improve its score on paper. Having frigates and other heavy surface vessels in a place like the Aegean is becoming useless. They will still be useful in supporting carriers or to provide firepower and air-protection in far away shores, but in the Aegean not so much. That's why Turkey needs them (to project power in Libya and other places)
Mass production of ULAQ ASuW variant will be a nightmare for Greece.
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Best thing they can do, they repeat the mistakes from the 90s again. After Kardak they also made those panic purchase, new submarines, tanks, aircrafts etc. The deal with France alone for the Rafale, Belharra, La Fayatte will be over €7 billion. And add F-16 and MEKO modernization and we are slowly moving to the €10 billion limit.Gerece is on the attack again. 6 frigates to be purchased from France. At least 4 of them will be new. We need to get our finger out and start on those 3 frigates and the Barbaris modernisation.
Yunanistan’dan fırkateyn tedarik planı | SavunmaSanayiST
Yunan Savunma Bakanı Panagiotopulos göre; Yunanistan, Fransa’dan dört adedi yeni olmak üzere altı adet fırkateyn tipi savaş gemisi tedarik etmeyi amaçlıyor.
A country that is still in a crisis and dependent on tourism wasting so much in weapons now...
Costin84
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He who doesn't finance his Army will end up financing someone's else's Army.
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Turkey is funding the France military industry like no other. We should receive some kind of commission for all the Greece deals.
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How? Greece GDP 2020 forecast -10 %?Gerece is on the attack again. 6 frigates to be purchased from France. At least 4 of them will be new. We need to get our finger out and start on those 3 frigates and the Barbaros modernisation.
Yunanistan’dan fırkateyn tedarik planı | SavunmaSanayiST
Yunan Savunma Bakanı Panagiotopulos göre; Yunanistan, Fransa’dan dört adedi yeni olmak üzere altı adet fırkateyn tipi savaş gemisi tedarik etmeyi amaçlıyor.
