Greece Military Bases & Installations

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7
Total Bases
4
Air Bases
2
Naval Bases
1
Military
AIR BASES & AIR FORCE INSTALLATIONS (4)
Andravida Air Base (117th Combat Wing)
Air Base
Location
Greece
Operator
Hellenic Air Force 117th CW
Personnel
2,500 est.
Established
1960
Garrison: 117th CW — F-16C/D Block 52+, Τ-6A trainer, NATO exercises
F-16 Block 52+. Air Tactics Center. Peloponnese. Ionian-Mediterranean approaches.
Strategic: Greece's air tactics development centre. NATO DACT exercises from here.
Araxos Air Base (116th Combat Wing)
Air Base
Location
Greece
Operator
Hellenic Air Force 116th CW
Personnel
2,000 est.
Established
1952
Garrison: 116th CW — F-16C/D Block 52+ (84 total Hellenic AF), A-7 Corsair (retiring)
F-16 Block 52+ most advanced Greek fighter until Rafale. Western Greece. Ionian Sea. Italy approach axis.
Strategic: Greece has 84 F-16 Block 52+ — one of Europe's largest F-16 fleets. NATO interoperability maximised.
Larisa Air Base (110th CW support)
Air Base
Location
Greece
Operator
Hellenic Air Force / Army Aviation
Personnel
2,000 est.
Established
1941
Garrison: F-16 support, Army Apache AH-64 helicopters, CH-47 Chinook
Central Greece. Army AH-64 Apache attack. CH-47 Chinook heavy lift. Thessaly plain.
Strategic: Army aviation hub. AH-64 Apache Greece's primary anti-armour helicopter. Turkey land border northern Greece.
Tanagra Air Base (110th Combat Wing)
Air Base
Location
Greece
Operator
Hellenic Air Force 110th CW
Personnel
3,000 est.
Established
1960
Garrison: 110th CW — Mirage 2000-5 Mk2/EG/BG (36), Rafale F3R (18, new 2023)
Mirage 2000-5 air superiority. Rafale F3R entering service 2023 (18 ordered). Athens northeast approach defence. Turkey axis.
Strategic: Greece acquiring 18 Rafale — direct response to Turkey acquiring S-400. Greece-Turkey aerial confrontations in Aegean almost daily.
NAVAL BASES & MARITIME INSTALLATIONS (2)
Hellenic Navy Base Salamis
Naval Base
Location
Greece
Operator
Hellenic Navy — Fleet Command
Personnel
8,000 est.
Established
1881
Garrison: Fleet Command HQ, MEKO-200 Hydra-class frigates, Type 209 submarines, S-120 Poseidon submarine
Hellenic Navy primary base. MEKO-200 frigates (4). Type 209/1200 submarines (8). Athens proximity. Saronic Gulf.
Strategic: Athens visible from Salamis. Greece fighting Salamis 480BC here against Persia. Now NATO's eastern Mediterranean anchor.
Souda Bay Naval/Air Base (Crete)
Naval Base
Location
Greece
Operator
Hellenic Navy / USAF / NATO
Personnel
5,000 est.
Established
1951
Garrison: Hellenic Navy Crete Fleet, US P-8A Poseidon, NATO MNIOTC, F-16 det., periodic CVN visits
Deepest natural harbour Mediterranean. NATO Maritime Training. US P-8A Mediterranean ISR. Libya/Middle East projection.
Strategic: USS Gerald R. Ford used Souda Bay for maintenance during 2026 Iran operations. Most strategically valuable port in Eastern Med.
ARMY BASES, COMMANDS & STRATEGIC FACILITIES (1)
Souda Bay Naval/Air Base
Joint Base
Location
Greece
Operator
Hellenic Navy / USAF
Personnel
2,000 est.
Established
1940
Garrison: Hellenic Navy, US Navy P-8A det., USMC pre-positioned equipment, MH-53 SOF
Largest deep-water Mediterranean port. US Navy logistics. NATO southern flank. Crete proximity to Middle East/North Africa.
Strategic: Critical NATO logistics hub. US Navy/Air Force leased access. Turkey-Greece tensions affect NATO southern flank cohesion.

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