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In July 2023, multiple wildfires started in Greece. They resulted in at least 28 deaths [1] and injured 75 people, with over 80 wildfires being recorded. Seventy-nine people were arrested for arson. [2] High temperatures reached 41.0 °C (105.8 °F), with highs anticipated to reach 45.0 °C (113.0 °F) in Rhodes. [3]
The Hellenic Armed Forces ( Greek: Eλληνικές Ένοπλες Δυνάμεις, romanized : Ellinikés Énoples Dynámis) are the military forces of Greece. They consist of the Hellenic Army, the Hellenic Navy, and the Hellenic Air Force . The civilian authority overseeing the Hellenic Armed Forces is the Ministry of National Defense .
ZU-23-2 Soviet Union: 2×23×152mm. 285 Mk20 RH-202 Germany: 2×20×139mm (Another 326 operated by HAF and 183 by the Navy). 227 M1-L/60 Sweden: Bofors 40mm gun. In storage, withdrawn from active service since 2005. More in use by the Navy. 17 Artemis 30 Greece: 2×30×173mm (Another 38 under the Air Force and 5 by the Navy).
British military issue overpressure .338 Lapua Magnum cartridges with 70 mm (2.8 in) overall length, loaded with 16.2-gram (250 gr) LockBase B408 very-low-drag bullets fired at 936 m/s (3,071 ft/s) muzzle velocity from a L115A3 Long Range Rifle were used in November 2009 by British sniper Corporal of Horse (CoH) Craig Harrison to establish a ...
This is a list of equipment of the British Armycurrently in use. It includes current equipment such as small arms, combat vehicles, explosives, missile systems, engineering vehicles, logistical vehicles, vision systems, communication systems, aircraft, watercraft, artillery, air defence, transport vehicles, as well as future equipment and ...
The Hellenic National Defence General Staff ( Greek: Γενικό Επιτελείο Εθνικής Άμυνας, abbr. ΓΕΕΘΑ) is the senior staff of the Hellenic Armed Forces. It was established in 1950, when the separate armed services ministries were consolidated into the Ministry of National Defence. Its role in peacetime was as a ...
Assault rifle, Carbine. Colt Manufacturing Company. 5.56×45mm NATO. Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, USSOCOM. M4A1 currently the standard service rifle of the United States Army. M16A2. Assault rifle. Colt Manufacturing Company. 5.56×45mm NATO.
Free-fire zone. A free-fire zone in U.S. military parlance is a fire control measure, used for coordination between adjacent combat units. The definition used in the Vietnam War by U.S. troops may be found in field manual FM 6-20: A specific designated area into which any weapon system may fire without additional coordination with the ...