{"id":58705,"date":"2025-02-14T23:33:41","date_gmt":"2025-02-14T22:33:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/?p=58705"},"modified":"2025-02-21T23:30:20","modified_gmt":"2025-02-21T22:30:20","slug":"the-landing-of-the-spanish-marine-infantry-in-the-city-of-volos-in-greece","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/2025\/02\/14\/the-landing-of-the-spanish-marine-infantry-in-the-city-of-volos-in-greece\/","title":{"rendered":"The landing of the Spanish Marine Infantry in the city of Volos, in Greece"},"content":{"rendered":"

Steadfast Dart 25, the largest NATO exercise scheduled for 2025, has included an air-naval operation off the Greek coast.<\/p>\n

Steadfast Dart 25, a joint training between special forces from Spain and Bulgaria<\/a><\/rel>
\nThe marine infantry forces of NATO countries, their age and size<\/a><\/rel><\/p>\n

This exercise is organized by the NATO Maritime Component Command (MARCOM) and involves the participation of the Expeditionary Combat Group (GCE) D\u00e9dalo of the Spanish Navy<\/strong>, with the aircraft carrier \"Juan Carlos I\" L-61 and the frigates \"Blas de Lezo\" F-103 and \"Victoria\" F-82. The frigate \"\u00c1lvaro de Baz\u00e1n\" F-101 and the combat supply ship \"Pati\u00f1o\" A-14, which were part of that GCE, have become integrated into the Permanent NATO Naval Group No. 2 (SNMG-2), which is also participating in the Steadfast Dart 25 exercise, according to the Defense General Staff (EMAD)<\/a> reported on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

<\/a><\/p>\n

Currently, MARCOM is embarked on the Italian Navy's auxiliary vessel \"Etna\" A-5326. Both the GCE D\u00e9dalo and the SNMG-2 are operating in the waters of the Aegean Sea, where the Spanish Navy and the Greek Navy have carried out a joint air-naval operation in the city of Volos<\/strong>, in the region of Magnesia, in central Greece.<\/p>\n

<\/a><\/p>\n

This operation has included the participation of EAV-8B+ Harrier II fighters and SH-60 Seahawk helicopters from the Spanish Navy and CH-47 Chinook helicopters from the Greek Army,<\/strong> in addition to Spanish LCM-1E landing craft from the L-61 aircraft carrier and VAMTAC ST-5 tactical vehicles from the Spanish Marine Corps.<\/p>\n

<\/a><\/p>\n

In terms of personnel, both the Tercio de Armada (TEAR)<\/strong>, which is the expeditionary force of the Spanish Marine Infantry, and the 32nd Marine Brigade of the Greek Army<\/strong> (the Greek Navy does not have its own infantry force) participated in the exercise.<\/p>\n

<\/a><\/p>\n

This Friday, the Greek National Defense Staff published this video of the exercise<\/a>, in which we see the aforementioned air and sea assets of both countries taking over a beach:<\/p>\n

\n

\ud83d\udccdVolos, Greece
#SteadfastDart25<\/a><\/p>\n

\ud83c\uddec\ud83c\uddf7&\ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddf8 soldiers touching land wave after wave \ud83c\udf0a
Literally<\/p>\n

Amphibious ops in full force \ud83d\udcaa
Because missions don\u2019t wait for dry land!!! #WeAreNATO<\/a> #StrongerTogether<\/a> #ARF<\/a>#\u0393\u0395\u0395\u0398\u0391<\/a> #HNDGS<\/a> #\u0395\u0394<\/a>@Hellenic_MOD<\/a> @HAspokesman<\/a> @NavyGR<\/a> @HAFspokesperson<\/a>\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/lnq7LmMC72<\/a><\/p>\n

— \u0393\u0395\u0395\u0398\u0391-HNDGS (@hndgspio) February 14, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n