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Monday, October 18, 2010     GET YOUR INTELLIGENCE BRIEFING

Israel, Greece conclude major combat exercise

TEL AVIV — Israel has provided details of a combat air exercise with Greece.

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The Israeli military said its Air Force concluded a major exercise with Greece in mid-October 2010. The military said the exercise in Greece was meant to enhance skills in helicopter flights around mountains.

"This training included flight and landing in mountainous terrain and under changing weather conditions," the Israeli military said.

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[On Oct. 18, Greece and Israel were scheduled to sign an agreement on civil aviation, Middle East Newsline reported. Officials said the accord would replace the previous aviation agreement signed in 1952 and augment flights between the two countries.]

The military statement, released on Oct. 14, reported the platforms employed in the combined training by the Israeli and Hellenic air forces. Israel contributed its UH-60 Black Hawk as well as the AH-64 Apache helicopters.

"The aircraft trained alongside Hellenic Air Force helicopters — Apache AH-64 and AS332 Super Puma — and combat jets," the military said.

A similar exercise was said to have taken place in Romania in the summer of 2010. At the time, an Israel Air Force C-53 heavy-lift helicopter crashed in the mountains of Romania.

The military said senior Israeli Air Force officers attended the exercise on Oct. 13. The statement cited the head of the helicopter air division and the commanders of the Air Force bases at Hatzerim and Ramon.

"The head of the Helicopter Air Division and the commanders of Ramon and Hatzerim IAF bases visited the training squadrons Oct. 13, and participated in both the training and the joint conclusion of the exercise, which included chief representatives from the Hellenic Air Force," the military said.



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