Athens—Lt. General Mark Schwartz, the Commander of Special Operations Command Europe (SOCEUR), recently visited Greece.

During his brief visit, Lt. Gen. Schwartz met with the Greek Joint Chief of Staff, Admiral Evagelos Apostolakis, and discussed ways on how to further improve the cooperation and good relations between the two countries and their Special Operations Forces (SOF).

To achieve this, the two men agreed to expand intelligence sharing, joint exercises, personnel exchange opportunities, and technological and material support.

Moreover, Admiral Apostolakis ensured Lt. Gen. Schwartz Greece’s intent to maintain the NATO budget and skill set requirements set for SOF units.