June 29, 2025
SOUDA BAY, GREECE — Joint Staff Spokesperson Air Force Col. Robert Firman provided the following readout:
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Dan Caine, met with the Chief of the Hellenic National Defense General Staff, Gen. Dimitrios Choupis, on Sunday, June 29th, 2025.
During the meeting, Gen. Caine and Gen. Choupis discussed defense modernization and positive growth in bilateral training and exercises. The Chairman also thanked Gen. Choupis for Greece’s longstanding bilateral friendship and support to the U.S. Armed Forces.
Gen. Caine thanked Gen. Choupis for Greece’s consistent commitment to NATO defense spending targets and their support to increase commitments to 5% of GDP at the NATO Summit.
Over the past seven years, the U.S.-Greece mil-mil cooperation grew at a rate not seen for decades. Deployments of U.S. rotational forces and participation in bilateral and multilateral exercises have increased nearly fourfold during this period.
Greece is an important NATO Ally and the U.S. values its strategic bilateral relationship.
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