Hellenic Air Force

US Ambassador in Athens Geoffrey Pyatt on Tuesday said that the United States is "fully engaged" over the issue of two Greek soldiers who are in custody in Turkey after being arrested earlier this month for accidentally crossing the border.

A Greek fire service helicopter is seen carrying out a practice flight over central Athens on Monday ahead of the capital's traditional March 25 military parades. The annual parades mark the anniversary of Greece's independence from Ottoman rule in 1821.

Greek fighter jets - two F-16s, two F-4s and one Mirage 2000 - flew over Athens on Monday in practice for the March 25 military parade, according to reports.

The annual parade marks the March 25, 1821 anniversary of Greek independence from Ottoman rule.

Greek air force members set up on the aircraft the coffins of the remains of five Greek sailors who were killed in the summer of 1964 when Turkish warplanes attacked their patrol boat "Paethon" during fighting between the east Mediterranean island-nation's Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot communities at Larnaca International Airport on Tuesday.

In what could be considered a quiet night in comparison to previous cases, four Turkish F-16 fighter jets violated Greek airspace 8 times on Wednesday. According to the Hellenic National Defence General Staff, two of the aircraft were armed, and the interception by Hellenic Air Force jets led to a dogfight. A CN-235 reconnaissance aircraft also infringed Greek airspace during the day.

An official ceremony was held at Andravida Air Base on October 31 for the disbandment of 339 ‘Aias’ Mira, one of the two locally based F-4E (AUP) Phantom II squadrons belonging to the Hellenic Air Force’s 117 Combat Wing.

National Defense Minister Panos Kammenos claimed on Friday that the US Congress may decide to upgrade part of the Hellenic Air Force fleet of F-16 fighter jets for free.

Three Turkish military aircraft - two armed fighter jets and a CN-235 - violated Greek air space in the northeastern, central and southeastern Aegean on two occasions on Thursday.

The transgressions came just a few hours after Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras flew in a Greek F-16 fighter jet following a visit to the 110th combat wing of the Hellenic Air Force in Larissa, central Greece.

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras donned a g-suit and flew on an F-16 fighter jet while visiting the 110th combat wing of the Hellenic Air Force in Larisa, central Greece Thursday afternoon.

The flight lasted about an hour and passed over Halkidiki, Mt. Athos, Limnos, Agios Efstratios and Skyros.

A pair of Turkish F-16s entered Greece's Flight Information Region (FIR) at 10.45 a.m. Thursday.

The fighter jets flew over the island of Farmakonissi and then exited Greek air space a few minutes later.

It followed numerous such incursions by Turkish military aircraft over the last few days, which the Hellenic Air Force has been closely monitoring.