Friday, February 27, 2015

Defence council replaces top brass in Greek Air Force, Army


First entry: 27 February 2015
Defence council replaces top brass in Greek Air Force, Army
The Government Council for Foreign Affairs and Defence, known as KYSEA, decided on Wednesday on a change of guard for the heads of the Greek Air Force and Army, following a meeting which was presided by Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras.
The Chief of General Staff of the Greek Air Force, Lieutenant General Evangelos Tournas will be replaced by Lieutenant General Christos Vaitsis, the Chief of the Greek Tactical Air Force (HTAF).
The council also decided to replace the Chief of the Greek Army, Lieutenant General Christos Manolas, with the Commanding General of the First Army, Lieutenant General Vassilios Tellidis.
Hellenic National Defence General Staff (HNDGS) Chief, General Mikhail Kostarakos, will remain in his post, as well as the Chief of the Hellenic Navy, Vice Admiral Evangelos Apostolakis.
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