Souda

A settlement near a Greek military base on the island of Crete was evacuated on Tuesday after a fire broke out amid low vegetation at a road junction nearby, the Fire Service said. 

The Hydra frigate of the Hellenic Navy set sail on Monday night from Salamina to the Naval Station of Crete in Souda from where it will head to the Red Sea, in the framework of the Aspides (Shield) operation of the European Union to protect safe navigation to and from the Suez Canal.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken's brief visit to Crete highlighted the increasingly valuable role Greece plays in its wider region, as it is rightly viewed as a credible member of NATO and the European Union and a pillar of stability in a geopolitically critical, but volatile, area.

The USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier, along with personnel from Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 12, has docked in Souda Bay on Crete island for a scheduled port visit as of Tuesday.

The giant nuclear-powered American aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald Ford, is expected to arrive in Souda in Crete on Saturday.

As Souda Bay takes center stage amid the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East, Steven Tagle joins Thanos Davelis to look at how Souda is not only strengthening the NATO alliance and contributing to regional security and stability, but is also providing Greece and the US with opportunities to deepen their decades-long security cooperation, giving meaning to the catchphrase "Stronger Together."

With the war in Ukraine on one side, and the outbreak of war in the Middle East on the other, Greece has become a strategic hub, and is practically the only reliable US partner in a region that is in constant turmoil. Whether it's the port of Alexandroupolis in northern Greece, or Souda Bay in the south, Greece's geopolitical value is becoming more and more tangible.

America's youngest and biggest aircraft carrier has made an imposing sight after dropping anchor in Athens' Faliro Bay near the Port of Piraeus, en route to Souda Bay on Crete from the Adriatic and Ionian seas, on Thursday.

It docked at Souda Naval base

Greece has hit the button to actualize 13 military projects worth some 800 million euros, including the enlargement of a navy base in the Souda Bay of the island of Crete that will cost around 190 million euros.