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Greek police helicopter. The Hellenic Police force has several divisions and services under the authority of the Chief of Police, the Deputy Chief and the Head of Staff which work in conjunction with regional and other police sectors where necessary. [5] These divisions are usually headed by Major Generals and Brigadier Generals. These are as ...
United States: Helmets M1 Helmet United States [2] [3] PASGT Helmet United States [4] MICH United States: Used by Special Forces [5] Šestan-Busch BK-ACH-HC Croatia: In use by the 71st Airmobile Brigade (Greece) [6] Tactical Vests ELMON PLATE CARRIER QR Greece: Issued since 2021 [7] DEFCON 5 Italy: Used by Special Forces [8] NVGs Theon Argus Greece
One of the most important dates was 1961, when the first helicopters, the Bell 47G, were delivered, marking the eve of new era, that of air assault and medium transportation. The modernization continued with the acquisition of Bell UH-1 Iroquoises in 1969, Boeing CH-47 Chinooks in 1981 and recently with the delivery of the Boeing AH-64D Apache ...
The Army Aviation (Greek: Αεροπορία Στρατού) is the army aviation branch of the Greek Armed Forces. Originally established in 1947 with light artillery spotter and liaison aircraft, the acquisition of transport helicopters from 1969 and especially of the AH-64 Apache attack helicopters in the early 1990s changed the role of the ...
February 26, 2010: Hellenic Army Agusta Bell AB212 crashes in Lamia during a training mission, killing 2 crew members. January 26, 2015: Greek F-16 crashes during a NATO training exercise at Los Llanos Air Base in Albacete, Spain, killing 11 (2 Greek pilots, 9 French military personnel). 21 others were injured. [8]
The Military Police (Greek: Στρατονομία), is the military police of the Hellenic Army. It was formerly known as the Greek Military Police (Greek: Ελληνική Στρατιωτική Αστυνομία), and by the acronym ESA (Greek: ΕΣΑ), between 1951 and 1976. [1] Up until Metapolitefsi, it developed into a powerful ...
The 2021 Greek protests broke out in response to a proposed government bill that would allow police presence on university campuses for the first time in decades, [2] for which opposition groups accused the government of taking advantage of the COVID-19 lockdown to impose increasingly authoritarian measures. [6]
HAF and TAF pilots have engaged in mock dogfights over the Aegean Sea for years, with some turning deadly; such as the 1996 shooting down of a Turkish F-16 by a Greek Mirage 2000, and the 2006 crash of a Greek F-16 where Greek pilot attempted a move to escape the Turkish F-16 and subsequently crashed into the Aegean sea with the pilot losing ...