Greece
Truman Doctrine explained: why the US aided Greece in 1947
On March 12, 1947 President Truman asked Congress for $400 million to help Greece and Turkey after Britain pulled back.…
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US-Greece relations
Greece
U.S. Navy awards Meritorious Unit Commendation to NSA Souda Bay for 14-month surge in Eastern Mediterranean support
The U.S. Navy says its base at Souda Bay in Greece absorbed more than 1,000 extra personnel and 29 aircraft…
Greece
Greek armed forces chief meets Senator Rick Scott – defence cooperation, energy and the Eastern Mediterranean on the agenda
The Chief of the Hellenic National Defence General Staff, General Dimitrios Choupis, met on October 15 with US Senator Rick…
Cyprus
Rick Scott on Turkey: “It does not behave as a NATO ally” – “bullying” stance towards Greece and Cyprus, support for the cable
US Republican Senator Rick Scott accused Turkey of “bullying behaviour” towards Greece and Cyprus in an interview with the Associated…
Greece
Greece and Florida: first visit by a Greek delegation to the Florida National Guard since joining the State Partnership Program
A Greek military delegation led by Brigadier General Paschalis Filousis toured Camp Blanding on October 8, days after Greece’s entry…
Greece
Rubio in Athens: Turkish press reacts to the $4 billion FMS and Stryker announcement, Yeni Şafak writes “Greece surrendered to the US”
Part of the Turkish press greeted Marco Rubio’s visit to Athens and the sixth US–Greece Strategic Dialogue with sharp headlines.…
Military & Defense
Greece and the US announce $4 billion in Foreign Military Sales and the provision of Stryker vehicles to Greece
A joint statement issued after the sixth US–Greece Strategic Dialogue announces $4 billion in Foreign Military Sales and the provision…
Air Force
Sniper or Litening 5: the contest for the Greek F-16 Viper’s new targeting pod
Choosing a new targeting pod for Greece’s F-16s has become an informal contest between Lockheed Martin’s Sniper ATP / Sniper…
Europe
Rubio in Athens: Greece is “an indispensable NATO Ally”, with defence and energy at the heart of US–Greece ties
At the opening of the sixth Greece–US Strategic Dialogue, Marco Rubio called Greece an indispensable NATO ally and a pillar…
Greece
Rubio in Athens: US secretary of state to deliver a speech on defending Western civilization at the Pnyx, with the Acropolis as backdrop
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will speak at the Pnyx at 18:00 today, October 7, about the defence of…
Politics & Diplomacy
Rubio to lead sixth US–Greece strategic dialogue in Athens
Marco Rubio will lead the US delegation at the sixth US–Greece strategic dialogue in Athens during an October 5–8 trip,…