In the presence of the President of the Hellenic Republic Mr. Karolos Papoulias, the oath-taking ceremony of new AF Second Lieutenants took place yesterday at the Hellenic Air Force Academy in Dekeleia-Attica, officiated by the Metropolitan of Ilion, Acharnes and Petroupolis Mr. Athenagoras.
The sabre award ceremony for new Second Lieutenants was performed by the President of the Hellenic Republic and the Minister of National Defence Dimitris Avramopoulos.
The ceremony was also attended by the General Secretary of the Government Panaghiotis Baltakos, who represented the Government, the 1st Deputy Speaker of the Hellenic Parliament Ioannis Tragakis, who represented the Speaker of the Hellenic Parliament, the Alternate Minister of National Defence Fofi Gennimata, the Deputy Minister of National Defence Athanassios Davakis, the Chief of the Hellenic National Defence General Staff General Mihail Kostarakos, the Chief of the Hellenic Air Force General Staff Lieutenant General (AF) Evaggelos Tournas, the Chief of the Hellenic Navy General Staff Vice Admiral Evaggelos Apostolakis and the Chief of the Hellenic Army General Staff Lieutenant General Athanassios Tselios.