On Friday 11thof October 2024, NATO Rapid Deployable Corps Greece (NRDC-GR) held an official ceremony on its premises for the celebration of the Spanish National Day (Fiesta Nacional de España). Commander NRDC-GR Lieutenant General Athanasios GARINIS, welcomed the Honorary Consul of Spain, Mr. Samuel NAHMIAS, the participating Consuls from allied Contributing Nations and members of the Spanish…
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On Tuesday the 10th of September 2024, NATO Rapid Deployable Corps – Greece (NRDC-GR) held an official ceremony on its premises, for the celebration of the Polish Independence Day. NRDC-GR Commander Lieutenant General Athanasios GARINIS welcomed the Charge D’ Affairs a.i. of the Republic of Poland Embassy in Greece (Athens), Mrs. Ewa Panczak and the participating…
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On Monday the 9th of September 2024, NATO Rapid Deployable Corps Greece (NRDC-GR) held an official ceremony at its premises for the celebration of the National Day of the Republic of North Macedonia. NRDC-GR Commander Lieutenant General Athanasios GARINIS, welcomed the Charge D’ Affairs a.i. of the Consulate General of the Republic of North Macedonia in…
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On Friday, 6 September 2024, we celebrated a significant milestone—the 20th anniversary of the NATO Rapid Deployable Corps – Greece Headquarters! The event was a tribute to two decades of commitment and cooperation in upholding global peace and security. The ceremony was attended by the Chief of Hellenic National Defence General Staff, General Dimitrios CHOUPIS,…
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On Friday the 12th of July 2024, NATO Rapid Deployable Corps Greece (NRDC-GR) held an official ceremony on its premises for the celebration of the French National Day. NRDC-GR Commander Lieutenant General Athanasios GARINIS, welcomed the Consul General of France, Mr. Jean Luc LAVAUD and the participating Consuls from allied Contributing Nations, who honored the event with their presence. The Commander…
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On Friday the 5th of July 2024, NATO Rapid Deployable Corps Greece (NRDC-GR) held an official ceremony on its premises for the celebration of the United States Independence Day. The Commander of NRDC-GR, Lieutenant General Athanasios GARINIS welcomed the Consul General of the United States of America Mr Jerrier (Jerry) Ismail, the Lieutenant Commander of USS OAK HILL, Jason…
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On Wednesday 03rdof April 2024, an official ceremony for the Hellenic National Day took place in NATO Rapid Deployable Corps – Greece (NRDC-GR) HQ, in commemoration of the Hellenic revolution on the 25th of March 1821. The ceremony was honored with the presence of the Commander of NRDC-GR, Lieutenant General (GRC A) Athanasios GARINIS, Consuls of…
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On Monday the 12th of March 2024, NATO Rapid Deployable Corps – Greece (NRDC-GR) held a farewell ceremony to commemorate the retirement of its Staff Members. The Commander NRDC-GR, Lieutenant General Athanasios GARINIS, honored LGEN (Ret) Georgios KALAMPOKAS, MGEN ( Ret) Themistoklis NIKOGLOU, MGEN ( Ret) ADAMIDIS Thomas, BGEN (Ret) GLINOS Nektarios and BGEN ( Ret)…
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On Tuesday the 27th of February 2024, NATO Rapid Deployable Corps – Greece (NRDC-GR) held a ceremony to commemorate the Bulgarian National Day. The Commander of NRDC-GR Lieutenant General Athanasios GARINIS welcomed the Bulgarian Consul General in Thessaloniki, Mr Antov MARKOV and Consuls from the Contributing Nations, who honored the event with their presence. The Commander of NRDC-GR expressed his gratitude for…
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Year 2024 marks the twentieth anniversary of NATO Rapid Deployable Corps – Greece (NRDC-GR) since its official establishment back in August 2004. On Monday 29 January a kick-off ceremony was held at the HQ’s premises to initiate a series of ceremonial activities that are expected to culminate in September this year. During the ceremony Commander…
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