The annual regular reviews of the officers of the Armed Forces began today.

During today’s meeting, the Council of Chiefs of General Staff considered 5 Vice-Admirals and 11 Vice-Admirals to be retained and 3 Vice-Admirals and 3 Vice-Admirals successfully ending their careers.

Specifically, the SAGE ruled:

1. In the Navy:

a. Their “maintained”:

(1) Rear Admiral Ioannis Patta PN

(2) Rear Admiral Polychroni Koulouri PN

(3) Rear Admiral Loukas Tsarmaklis PN

(4) Rear Admiral Christos Sasiakos PN

(5) Rear Admiral (YI) Antonio Papageorgiou PN

b. “Successfully ending their careers” their:

(1) Rear Admiral (M) Konstantinos Kolokouris PN

(2) Rear Admiral (M) Athanasios Sambo PN

(3) Rear Admiral (O) Dimitrios Ryziotis PN

2. In the Air Force:

a. Their “maintained”:

(1) Lieutenant General (I) Antonio Panidis

(2) Lieutenant General (I) Vasilios Papachristou

(3) Lieutenant General (I) Konstantinos Karamesini

(4) Lieutenant General (I) Ioannis Birbilis

(5) Lieutenant General (I) Nikolaos Kouroumani

(6) Lieutenant General (I) Georgios Tsenekidis

(7) Lieutenant General (I) Panagiotis Georgakopoulos

(8) Lieutenant General (MH) Christos Tellidis

(9) Lieutenant General (MH) Konstantinos Kleniatis

(10) Lieutenant General (MA) Anastasios Halvatzis

(11) Lieutenant General (YI) Panagiotis Kostopoulos

b. “Successfully ending their careers” their:

(1) Lieutenant General (I) Dimitrios Sideridis

(2) Lieutenant General (MA) Dimitrios Bozno

(3) Lieutenant General (EA) Dimitrios Diakoumakos

Finally, the SAGE ruled:

– In the Common Law Body:

Major General (NOM) Dimitrios Oikonomidis “detainable”.

-To the Joint Body of Financial Inspectors:

“Retainable” Major General (OE) Aristoteli Priovolos and

-To the Joint Body of Military Judicial Secretaries:

Major General (SDG) Dimitrios Vlachogiannis is “detainable”.