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The national anniversary of October 28 will be different this year, as Greece is in the midst of the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic. However, the Armed Forces will once again have their honor.
There will be no parades, while yesterday’s negative record of cases (1,259) reveals the criticality of the situation in the country, but also the right to cancel the events of this year.
In Thessaloniki, the President of the Republic – In Chania, the Prime Minister
According to a circular from the Ministry of the Interior, in the city of Athens wreaths will be placed at the Monument to the Unknown Soldier, while in the city of Thessaloniki a wreath will be placed on the Hero of the 3rd Army Corps by the President of the Republic, Katerina Sakellaropoulou.
It is noted that today fighter jets will normally fly over Thessaloniki and Athens, despite the parades not being held due to the pandemic. In fact, in the Thermaic Gulf of Thessaloniki is the frigate “Hydra” of the Navy.
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will be in Chania while visiting Souda.
Where will the F-16 fighter pairs operate?
- Polygyros, Serres, Drama, Kavala, Xanthi, Komotini, Orestiada, Didymoteicho, Soufli, Alexandroupoli, Lemnos, Lesbos, Chios, Psara.
- Kilkis, Edessa, Florina, Kastoria, Ioannina, Igoumenitsa, Corfu, Arta, Preveza, Aktio, Lefkada, Messolonghi.
- Larissa, Karditsa, Trikala, Grevena, Kozani, Veria, Katerini, Volos, Skyros, Samos, Patmos, Kalymnos, Ermoupolis.
- Chania, Kos, Rhodes, Kastelorizo, Karpathos, Kasos, Agios Nikolaos, Heraklion, Rethymnon.
- Patras, Corinth, Nafplio, Tripoli, Sparta, Gythio, Kalamata, Pyrgos, Zakynthos, Kefalonia, Araxos.
Mirage 2000-5, helicopters
Mirage 2000-5 fighters will cross Thebes, Livadia, Amfissa, Karpenisi, Lamia, Chalkida.
Additionally, Army Air Force helicopter crossings will take place over Katerini, Larissa, Volos.
Where will the Navy ships be?
The units of the Navy will be moored, without the possibility of boarding visitors due to Koronovirus, as follows:
- Frigates at Thessaloniki and Karpathos.
- Fast guided missile patrols in Alexandroupolis, Kavala, Chios, Rhodes, Kastelorizo, Ermoupolis.
- Gunboats on Lemnos, Lesbos, Leros.
- Coastal patrols on Samos and Kos.
And the established greeting from the ZEUS team rider
Finally, the pilot of the Air Force’s F-16 ZEUS Individual Aircraft Demonstration Team will deliver a welcome flight.
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