A new US military landing began on Tuesday at Dimokritis Airport in the Greek city of Alexandroupolis. More than 200 military personnel and civilians from the USA are expected to arrive in Western Thrace, who will later participate in the transportation of military equipment in Central Europe to the military conflict zone in Ukraine, the Greek “Ta Nea” reported.
According to the publication, the number of American servicemen in Western Thrace will gradually increase and may reach 400 people. Their task is to prepare the military equipment that will arrive by ship at the port in Dedeagach for further transport.
It is planned that the transfer of the armament will take place by rail and road transport to North-Eastern Europe to the places of deployment of American forces and NATO units. In particular, military transports will include armored and other military equipment and combat helicopters.
Transports with equipment damaged during the hostilities in Ukraine and subject to repair will go on the return route – it will be loaded and sent to the USA. The first ship with damaged equipment is due to sail from Alexandroupolis next Saturday.
U.S. personnel arriving in Alexandroupolis will be housed at Camp Yiannouli, as provided for in the Hellenic-American Defense Cooperation Agreement (MDCA). The corresponding living spaces in which the Americans will be located during the logistics operation have already been formed.
The entire mission is expected to last until the summer, which means that a large number of Americans – civilians and military – will remain living in Alexandroupolis for a long time, Ta nea points out.
The Turkish newspaper “Milliet” also wrote about the landing. The authorities in Ankara closely monitor American activity in Western Thrace, and in January Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan commented that the United States was turning Greece into an American military camp.
