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13th Special Operations Command (Hollargos, Athens)

480th Signals battalion

At least 2 amphibious commandos squadrons (A’ and C’)

Army Aviation (Elliniki Aeroporia Stratou) [1]

1^st Helicopter Battalion

            1^st Company                AB205A/UH-1H

            2^nd Company               AB205A/UH-1H

            3^rd Company                AB206B/UH-17A&B

1^st Attack Helicopter Battalion

            1^st Company                AH-64A

            2^nd Company               AH-64A

            3^rd Company                UH-IH

 

Training Helicopter Battalion

           

1^st Company                NH-300C

            2^nd Company               UH-1H, AB 205A

            3^rd Company                U-17A, AC 680GFL

 

2^nd Helicopter Group

            1^st Company                AB205A/UH-1H

            2^nd Company               AB205A/UH-1H

            3^rd Company                AB206B/UH-17A&B

 

3^rd Helicopter Group

 

            1^st Company                AB205A/AB206A/UH-1H/U-17A

 

 

4^th Helicopter Group

 

            1^st Company                CH-47D

            2^nd Company               CH-47D

            3^rd Company                AB-212/C-12A

Inventory

Beech C-12A Huron                20

Bell UH-1H Iroquois               65

Agusta-Bell AB-205A              40

Boeing AH-64A Apache          20 (AH 64 D under delivery)

Boeing CH-47D Chinook        9 (upgrade to F planned)

Cessna U-17A Skywagon        20

Nardi-Hughes NH-300C          15 (Training)

NH 90                                      34 + (under delivery) to replace UH-1/AB-205

 

 

 

2005-2020 plan

 

·         The Army will have two types of units - active and mobilized (e.g. to be Mobilized in emergency. Existing semi-active units disbanded.

• Active units with a high level of manning will have most of the tanks, APCs, AIFVs, artillery etc. so they can be ready to respond to threats or commitments.
• There will be no mobilized unit equipped with main weapons systems

(main battle tanks, Armored vehicles, howitzers and other modern technology systems and means, which demand continuous and high level maintenance ).

 

manning levels

 

All active combat units will be manned at the following levels, not later than December

2005

 

Immediate Reaction Forces: 100%

Rest of the Special Forces (not part of the IRF) 90 - 95%

Mechanized Infantry units, Armored units and Army Aviation units: 75 - 80%

Infantry Units and other units 65 - 70%

 

Army Structure 2005-2020

 

It is estimated that the structural changes the Hellenic Army will follow under the

doctrine of Forces Structure 2005 - 2020 will end in the following structure:

 

3 Army Corps

Highest Military Command of the Interior and the Islands

Army Support Highest Military Command

Doctrine and Training Command

Reaction, Reinforcement and Reserve Forces Headquarters

Special Operations Command

 

Army Corps

 

A Army Corps

 

Retained to monitor the borders from Epirus to eastern Macedonia (from where D Army Corps takes over). In case of war it will be mobilized to secure the northern borders. Later on (not specified when) it will become a mobilized formation ( i.e. not an active one ) and will function in peace as the divisional-sized Western Macedonia Area Military Command Its structure will be the following

 

HQ Infantry Division

Infantry Brigade

Infantry Brigade