M1117-type armored vehicles donated by the USA to the Greek Armed Forces were displayed in the Aegean islands. Armored vehicles took part in fire drills on Chios, which has a non-military status.
Greece has announced that it will deploy some of the armored vehicles donated by the US to non-military islands in the Aegean Sea. The US Embassy in Athens announced that the US plans to ship 1200 used armored vehicles to Greece by the end of the year.
After the latest news, the M1117-type armored vehicles donated by the USA to the Greek Armed Forces were displayed on the island of Chios, which is in non-military status under the Lausanne Agreement.
The USA continues to arm Greece
The USA, which has established new bases in various regions of Greece, continues to provide military support to Greece. While the program to convert 83 Greek F-16s into Viper models continues, 70 Kiowa-type light attack helicopters were donated. The shipment of 1200 M1117-type armored personnel carriers is continuing.
Chios
Chios is in the position of non-military status under the 1923 Lausanne Peace Agreement. Greece has deployed several bases on the island, violating the status of the island. Military units stationed on the island conduct exercises from time to time.
What happened?
The moments when the landing ships of the Greek navy sent military vehicles donated by the USA to the non-military islands of Lesbos and Samos were captured by Turkish UAVs. Greece deployed 23 armored vehicles to Lesbos and 18 to Samos. Security sources described the activities of September 18 and September 21 as the clearest indication that Greece continues to arm the islands close to Türkiye and violate the status of the islands, and evaluated these aggressive actions as “never acceptable”.