Dimitrios Choupis
October 28th: The military parade in Thessaloniki (videos – photos)
The grand military parade marked the conclusion of today’s celebrations for the triple commemoration of Saint Demetrius, the patron saint of Thessaloniki, the anniversary of Thessaloniki’s liberation, and the national anniversary of October 28, 1940.
Amid escalating tensions, Greece evacuates citizens from Lebanon
Under the watchful eye of Greek military chief General Dimitrios Choupis, 22 Greek nationals disembarked from a Hellenic Air Force C-130 at Elefsina on Thursday, following their evacuation from Beirut. Earlier, the same aircraft had landed in Larnaca, Cyprus, dropping off 38 other evacuees, including Cypriot citizens.
Dendias: 22 Greeks and 38 Cypriots evacuated from Lebanon via C-130
The C-130 aircraft of the Hellenic Air Force, which was in Lebanon to evacuate Greek and Cypriot nationals, has entered the Nicosia FIR.
Mitsotakis: At the Canadair Base in Elefsina – “We Must Improve, but Let’s Not Undermine the Work of the State Mechanism”
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis visited the Elefsina Air Base this morning, where the firefighting aircraft of the 383rd Special Operations and Aerial Firefighting Squadron and the 355th Tactical Transport Squadron are stationed.
Dendias visits Kalolimnos military outpost as part of two-day tour
Defence Minister Nikos Dendias visited a small island in the eastern Aegean as part of a two-day trip to Kos and Patmos on Wednesday and Thursday.
Dendias visited a military outpost in Kalolimnos, a small island in the Dodecanese chain, lying near Kalymnos, "at the extreme eastern parts of our Homeland," as he said in a tweet on platform X (former Twitter).
Dendias visiting Kos and Patmos with Armed Forces chief
Defence Minister Nikos Dendias will visit the islands of Kos and Patmos on Wednesday and Thursday, he ministry said.
Dendias will visit military guard posts, accompanied by Chief of the Hellenic National Defence General Staff, General Dimitrios Choupis, and Chief of Hellenic Army General Staff, Lieutenant General Georgios Kostidis.