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The '''Hellenic Air Force''' ([[Greek language|Greek]] '''Πολεμική Αεροπορία''') is the miltary air force of [[Greece]].

==History==

The first Aviation Service was established in 1911, with help from the French. Six Greek officers were sent to France for training, while the first four "Farman"-type aircraft were ordered. The first Greek aviator was Emmanuel Argyropoulos, who flew in a Nieuport IV.G "Alcuin" fighter, on [[February 8]], [[1912]]. The first military flight was made on 13 May of that year by Lieutenant [[Dimitrios Kamberos]]. In June, Kamberos, flew with the "Daedalus", a Farman aircraft that had been converted into a seaplane, setting the foundations of the Naval Aviation. That September, the Greek Army fielded its first squadron, the Aviators Company ''(Λόχος Αεροπόρων)''.

The Hellenic Air Force participated in the [[Balkan Wars]], [[World War I]], the [[Greco-Turkish War (1919-1922)|Asia Minor Campaign]], and [[World War II]]. Initially it consisted of the separate Army Aviation and Naval Aviation, but in 1930 the Aviation Ministry was founded, establishing the Air Force as the third branch of the Hellenic Armed Forces. In 1931, the Air Force Academy, the Scholi Ikaron was founded. During the [[Second World War]], it successfully resisted the Italian invasion in 1940, but practically the entire force was destroyed by the Germans in April [[1941]]. The Air Force was rebuilt in the Middle East as part of the Royal Air Force, flying Spitfires, Hurricanes and Martin Baltimores. After Greece's liberation in 1944, it returned home and subsequently participated in the [[Greek Civil War]].

In the 1950s, the force was rebuilt and organized according to NATO standards. The Greek Air Force participated in the [[Korean War]] with a transport flight. Greece participated in NATO nuclear weapons sharing until 2001, using A-7 Corsair IIs to deploy U.S. tactical B61 nuclear bombs from [[Araxos]] Air Base. Until the late 1980s the Air Force deployed Nike-Hercules Missiles armed with U.S. nuclear warheads. As a result of Greco-Turkish tensions around the 1974 [[Turkish invasion of Cyprus]], the U.S. removed its nuclear weapons from Greek and Turkish alert units to storage. Greece saw this as another pro-Turkish move by NATO and withdrew its forces from NATO’s military command structure from 1974 to 1980.

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==Organization==

The Hellenic Air Force is overseen by the [[Minister of National Defence|Greek Ministry of Defence]], whose current head is [[Vangelis Meimarakis]]. Combat operations are overseen by a Chief of Operations, while support services are managed by the Directorate of Aeronautical Support, with the training squadrons and schools run by the Training Directorate.

==External links==
*[http://www.haf.gr/ Greek Air Force - Official site]
*[http://koti.welho.com/msolanak/pa2002engl.html Unofficial HAF TO&E]
*[http://www.ellinikos-stratos.com/eksoplismoi/maxitika.asp Aircraft inventory (greek)]

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+The Hellenic Air Force is overseen by the [[Minister of National Defence|Greek Ministry of Defence]], whose current head is [[Dimitris Avramopoulos]].  Combat operations are overseen by a Chief of Operations, while support services are managed by the Directorate of Aeronautical Support, with the training squadrons and schools run by the Training Directorate.
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 The Hellenic Air Force participated in the [[Balkan Wars]], [[World War I]], the [[Greco-Turkish War (1919-1922)|Asia Minor Campaign]], and [[World War II]]. Initially it consisted of the separate Army Aviation and Naval Aviation, but in 1930 the Aviation Ministry was founded, establishing the Air Force as the third branch of the Hellenic Armed Forces. In 1931, the Air Force Academy, the Scholi Ikaron was founded. During the [[Second World War]], it successfully resisted the Italian invasion in 1940, but practically the entire force was destroyed by the Germans in April [[1941]]. The Air Force was rebuilt in the Middle East as part of the Royal Air Force, flying Spitfires, Hurricanes and Martin Baltimores. After Greece's liberation in 1944, it returned home and subsequently participated in the [[Greek Civil War]].
-In the 1950s, the force was rebuilt and organized according to NATO standards. The Greek Air Force participated in the [[Korean War]] with a transport flight. Greece participated in NATO nuclear weapons sharing until 2001, using A-7 Corsair IIs to deploy U.S. tactical B61 nuclear bombs from [[Araxos]] Air Base. Until the late 1980s the Air Force deployed Nike-Hercules Missiles armed with U.S. nuclear warheads. As a result of Greco-Turkish tensions around the 1974 [[Turkish invasion of Cyprus]], the U.S. removed its nuclear weapons from Greek and Turkish alert units to storage. Greece saw this as another pro-Turkish move by NATO and withdrew its forces from NATO’s military command structure from 1974 to 1980.
+In the [[1950s]], the force was rebuilt and organized according to NATO standards. The Greek Air Force participated in the [[Korean War]] with a transport flight. Greece participated in NATO nuclear weapons sharing until [[2001]], using A-7 Corsair IIs to deploy U.S. tactical B61 nuclear bombs from [[Araxos]] Air Base. Until the late 1980s the Air Force deployed Nike-Hercules Missiles armed with U.S. nuclear warheads. As a result of Greco-Turkish tensions around the 1974 [[Turkish invasion of Cyprus]], the U.S. removed its nuclear weapons from Greek and Turkish alert units to storage. Greece saw this as another pro-Turkish move by NATO and withdrew its forces from NATO’s military command structure from [[1974]] to [[1980]].
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 *[http://www.haf.gr/ Greek Air Force - Official site]
 *[http://koti.welho.com/msolanak/pa2002engl.html Unofficial HAF TO&E]
-*[http://www.ellinikos-stratos.com/eksoplismoi/maxitika.asp Aircraft inventory (greek)]
+*[http://www.ellinikos-stratos.com/eksoplismoi/maxitika.asp Aircraft inventory (Greek)]