Iniochos 2017 Exercise Media Day

On Wednesday March 29th, 2017, the International Joint Air Force Exercise titled “Iniochos 2017” welcomed domestic and foreign press representatives with a show of the exercise at the amphitheater of the 117th Combat Wing, located at the Andravida Air Force Base.

Amongst those present at the show, were the Minister of Defense, Mr. Panos Kammenos, the Chief of the Hellenic National Defense General Staff, Admiral Evangelos Aposolakis, the Ambassador of the United States to Greece, Mr. Geoffrey R. Pyatt, the Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates to Greece, Mr. Sultan Mohammed Majed Alali, the Chief of the Hellenic Air Force, Lt. General Christos Christodoulou, the Chief of the Hellenic Tactical Air Force, Lt. General Georgios Blioumis, high ranking staff of the Hellenic Army and Navy and other representatives of the participating forces.

Following the briefing, the Minister of Defense awarded Sq. Leader Marinos Leventis, from the 336th Squadron, for the Squadron’s successful performance amongst the other participants in the first Air Training Session of the Tactical Leadership Programme (TLP)