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According to an announcement by the Hellenic National Defence General Staff (GEETHA), the international exercise “ALEXANDER THE GREAT” was held in Greece from Monday 2 to Friday 27 August 2021, with the participation of personnel of Special Operations Forces of Greece and the USA.
The joint training took place in two phases, with the first lasting from Monday 2 August to Friday 13 August in the wider land and sea area of Attica and the second from Monday 16 to Friday 27 August in the wider area of Magnesia.
Συνεκπαίδευση Δυνάμεων Ειδικών Επιχειρήσεων της Ελλάδας και των ΗΠΑ στην Διεθνή Άσκηση «ALEXANDER THE GREAT» #ΔΕΠ https://t.co/xJ84VHcM4m μέσω @Γενικό Επιτελείο Εθνικής Άμυνας – Επίσημη Ιστοσελίδα
— ΓΕΕΘΑ (GEETHA)-HNDGS (@hndgspio) August 28, 2021
The exercise was attended by personnel from the Hellenic Special Warfare Units and from the US Marine Corps.
The said training is part of the overall planning of exercises/training that has already taken place and continues to do so under the updated Mutual Defence Cooperation Agreement (MDCA) with the US and aims to upgrade the level of cooperation, understanding, and exchange of know-how between the participating forces as well to enhance the operational capabilities and interoperability of the Special Operations Forces in an allied context.
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