The Hellenic Army General Staff, within the framework of its efforts to improve the safety of the children of military personnel attending Army Child Care Centres and in cooperation with the President of the Hellenic Red Cross, Dr. Antonios Avgerinos, organised a certified training for Child Care Centre personnel across the country on “Basic Life Support and Use of the Automated External Defibrillator”.

The training, provided by the Samaritan, Rescuer, and Life Guard Volunteer Corps of the Hellenic Red Cross, included, among others, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation for adults – children – infants, Use of the Automated External Defibrillator (AED), and Choking First Aid – “Heimlich” Manoeuvre for adults – children – infants.

On Monday, 04 December 2023, a ceremony was held at the Artillery School in Camp “Georgiadi Thoma” in Nea Peramos, Attica, to celebrate the Patron Saint of the Artillery, the Great Martyr Saint Barbara, in the presence of the Deputy Minister of National Defence, Mr. Ioannis Kefalogiannis, as representative of the Prime Minister, Mr. Kyriakos Mitsotakis, the Chief of Hellenic National Defence General Staff, General Konstantinos Floros, and the Chief of Hellenic Army General Staff, Lieutenant General Angelos Choudeloudis.