On Wednesday, March 20, 2024, the reception and integration ceremony of the new MH-60 ROMEO helicopters into the Naval Air Command took place in the area of Kotroni Air Station.
The ceremony was attended by the Prime Minister Mr. Kyriakos Mitsotakis, the Member of Parliament Mr. Nikolaos Vlachakos as representative of the Speaker of the Hellenic Parliament, the Minister of National Defence Mr. Nikos Dendias, the Deputy Minister of National Defence Mr. Ioannis Kefalogiannis, members of parliament, the Chief of the Hellenic National Defence General Staff, General Dimitrios Houpis, the Mayor of Marathon Mr. Stergios Tsirkas, the Secretary General of the Ministry of National Defence Mr. Antonios Economou, the Chief of the Hellenic Army General Staff Lieutenant General Georgios Kostidis, the Chief of the Hellenic Navy General Staff, Vice Admiral Dimitrios Eleftherios Kataras HN, the Chief of the Hellenic Air Force General Staff Lieutenant General Dimosthenis Grigoriadis, the Chief of the Commandant of the Hellenic Coast Guard, Vice Admiral HCG Georgios Alexandrakis, the Ambassador of the U.S.A. to Greece Mr. George G. Tsounis, the Vice Governor of the East Attica Region, Mrs. Vicky Kavallari, Honorary Chiefs of the Hellenic National Defence General Staff, the Hellenic Navy General Staff and the Hellenic Fleet Command, members of the Supreme Naval Council, representatives of the manufacturer and other guests.
