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". . .The Pentapostagma news website stated that the first US aircraft to arrive was a C-21 aircraft that landed on Saturday afternoon and went out two hours later. The report believed that the Elefsina airfield would be utilized as a refueling and parking hub for US citizens being evacuated from war zones.
According to the left-wing website 902.gr, locals are against what they see as the conversion of their city into a US military post, and civil organizations and Greek trade unions are getting ready for a protest rally on Wednesday.
It is worth noting that Greece has emerged as a "strategic hub" that expands the US military's presence in the region and strengthens NATO's eastern flank, US State Secretary Antony Blinken said on Tuesday during a visit to Athens.
"One of the new sites supports military transport around the Port of Alexandroupoli, which has become, indeed, a key strategic hub, including bringing in defensive weaponry, trucks, and artillery for U.S. military units that are operating in Eastern and Northern Europe, as well as NATO Allies," Blinken stated during a February meeting with Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias.
According to the left-wing website 902.gr, locals are against what they see as the conversion of their city into a US military post, and civil organizations and Greek trade unions are getting ready for a protest rally on Wednesday.
It is worth noting that Greece has emerged as a "strategic hub" that expands the US military's presence in the region and strengthens NATO's eastern flank, US State Secretary Antony Blinken said on Tuesday during a visit to Athens.
"One of the new sites supports military transport around the Port of Alexandroupoli, which has become, indeed, a key strategic hub, including bringing in defensive weaponry, trucks, and artillery for U.S. military units that are operating in Eastern and Northern Europe, as well as NATO Allies," Blinken stated during a February meeting with Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias.
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