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Crete Naval Base (Greek: Ναύσταθμος Κρήτης, Nafstathmos Kritis) is a major naval base of the Hellenic Navy and NATO at Souda Bay in Crete, Greece.. Formally known in NATO as Naval Support Activity, Souda Bay (NSA-Souda Bay), [1] and more commonly in Greece as the Souda Naval Base (Greek: Ναυτική Βάση Σούδας, Naftiki Vasi Soudas), it serves as the second largest ...
Salamis Naval Base Souda Bay ( Crete Naval Base ) 35°29′46.5″N 24°08′51.5″E / 35.496250°N 24.147639°E / 35.496250; 24.147639 ( Souda naval SDAM (ex- NATO COMEDEAST ) Agia Paraskevi 38°00′17″N 23°50′21″E / 38.00472°N 23.83917°E / 38.00472; 23.83917 ( SDAM ) [1] [ permanent dead
NATO Maritime Interdiction Operational Training Centre (NMIOTC) is a training facility for NATO, at Crete Naval Base, in Souda Bay, Crete, Greece. Located at the Northern Sector of the base (Marathi), it enables the NATO forces to better execute surface, sub-surface, aerial surveillance, and special operations activities that are necessary for the support of Maritime Interdiction Operations (MIO).
Souda Bay is the location of three major military installations: the Hellenic Navy's Crete Naval Station, [3] which also houses the NATO Maritime Interidiction Operational Training Centre; the Hellenic Air Force's Souda Air Base on Akrotiri Peninsula, base of the 115th Combat Wing; [4] and the NATO Missile Firing Installation. [5]
In January 2024, the US Navy requested a new permit for the installation and maintenance of mine training areas off the coasts of Hawaii and Southern California, as the Pacific Ocean, according to the command, is a priority theater of operations amid tensions with China. The current permit expires in 2025 and the Navy is required to submit an ...
Pages in category "Military installations of the United States in Greece" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. ... Crete Naval Base; H ...
The U.S. military maintains hundreds of installations, both inside the United States and overseas (with at least 128 military bases located outside of its national territory as of July 2024). [2] According to the U.S. Army, Camp Humphreys in South Korea is the largest overseas base in terms of area. [ 3 ]
The US Navy's main airfields are designated as Naval Air Stations or Naval Air Facilities, with Naval Outlying Landing Fields (NOLF) and Naval Auxiliary Landing Fields (NALF) having a support role. Some airfields are parented by a larger naval installation or are part of a Joint Base operated jointly with another part of the US military .