The Special Forces of Greece have lately been included by NATO into an unique membership of the world’s elite particular forces, such because the US’s Delta Drive and Navy Seals and Britains’ SAS.
In late 2021 Greece’s particular paratrooper unit ETA (Ειδικό Τμήμα Αλεξιπτωτιστών) achieved the very best doable ranking by the evaluators from the NATO Particular Operations Forces Headquarters (NSHQ).
The NSHQ committee evaluated ETA as “Fight Prepared” and described its efficiency as distinctive, which means that the Greek commandos can now deploy as a part of a NATO Particular Operations Land Job Group.
In the course of the NSHQ analysis, ETA was joined by Chemical Organic, Radiological, Nuclear (CBRP) items of the Particular Battalion PBX.
It designed and carried out a variety of missions in accordance with a hypothetical state of affairs that mimicked the present safety challenges, protecting a variety of missions undertaken by different NATO Particular Operations Units.
Gen. Konstantinos Floros, chief of the Hellenic Nationwide Protection Common Workers and a particular operator himself, stated in a tweet on the time:
“My heat congratulations to the ETA for the wonderful efficiency within the unit’s analysis by the NATO Particular Operations HQ. [We are] proud as soon as extra for the combat-ready ETA.”
Επίσκεψη στο Στρατόπεδο «ΥΠOΣΤΡΑΤΗΓΟΥ ΑΝΔΡΕΑ ΚΑΛΛΙΝΣΚΗ»
Τα θερμά μου συγχαρητήρια στο «Ειδικό Τμήμα Αλεξιπτωτιστών» για την ΑΡΙΣΤΗ επίδοσή του στην αξιολόγηση της Μονάδας από το ΝΑΤΟ Particular Operations HQ!
Υπερήφανοι ακόμη μία φορά για το Fight Prepared ΕΤΑ!!!@hndgspio pic.twitter.com/6axMbWvCUA
— GEN Konstantinos Floros (@ChiefHNDGS) December 14, 2021
Greek particular forces in joint coaching with allies
The Hellenic Nationwide Protection Common Workers says that ETA is totally organized, staffed, and outfitted with fashionable weapons in accordance with worldwide requirements.
The unit has been conducting army drills with forces from different NATO allies and past. In early April it participated within the “Orion 22” train close to its essential base, about 30 miles north of Athens.
Particular forces items from the US, Israel, Bulgaria, France, and Cyprus took half within the drill aiming at helping the interoperability of the forces in duties such because the penetration into an enemy space with a free fall leap, artillery hearth steering, and sniper techniques.
ETA a part of NATO Particular Operations Forces
ETA is a part of NATO Particular Operations Forces (SOF) which offer capabilities that complement these of NATO air, maritime and land forces and are related throughout the total vary of army operations.
The NSHQ is the first level of improvement, coordination and course for all NATO Particular Operations actions.
Positioned at Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE) in Mons, Belgium, the NSHQ focuses on making certain Allied Joint SOF personnel possess a multinational basis to permit them to function as successfully, effectively and coherently as doable in assist of the Alliance’s goals from the strategic to the tactical stage.
Twenty-six NATO member nations and three companions (Austria, Finland and Sweden) are represented amongst 200 plus headquarters employees.
