On Wednesday, 21 December 2022, the oath-taking ceremony of first year cadets, Class of 2026 “Lieutenant General Tasos Markos”, was held at the Hellenic Military Academy (Evelpidon) in Vari, Attica.

The ceremony was attended by the Archbishop of Athens and All Greece, Ieronymos II, the Deputy Minister of National Defence, Mr. Nikolaos Chardalias, Members of Parliament, the Chief of Hellenic National Defence General Staff, General Konstantinos Floros, the Chief of Hellenic Army General Staff, Lieutenant General Charalampos Lalousis, and the Deputy Chief of Cypriot National Guard General Staff, Lieutenant General Loucas Hadjimichael.

On Tuesday, 13 December 2022, within the framework of crew training on the newly acquired MARDER 1A3 Infantry Fighting Vehicle (IFV), crews conducted fire training at the Xanthi Range using the vehicle’s weapon systems. Furthermore, in addition to the fire training and in order to fully use the IFV’s capabilities, training is also conducted on: • Vehicle technical support and maintenance. • Driving. • On board weapon systems handling. #ΕλληνικόςΣτρατός, #HellenicArmy