Readout of U.S. Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday Meeting with Chief of the Hellenic Navy General Staff Vice Adm. Stylianos Petrakis

05 October 2022

Chief of Naval Operations Spokesperson Cmdr. Courtney Hillson provided the following readout:

VENICE, Italy (Oct. 5, 2022) - Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday meets with Chief of the Hellenic Navy General Staff Vice Adm. Stylianos Petrakis in Venice, Italy, at the Trans-Regional Seapower Symposium, Oct. 5. T-RSS is the leading forum in the wider Mediterranean region, hosting the largest gathering of international navy leaders, organizations and agencies with a key role in the maritime dimension. (U.S. Navy photo by Cmdr. Courtney Hillson/released)

SLIDESHOW | images | 221005-N-MH203-1003 VENICE, Italy (Oct. 5, 2022) - Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday meets with Chief of the Hellenic Navy General Staff Vice Adm. Stylianos Petrakis in Venice, Italy, at the Trans-Regional Seapower Symposium, Oct. 5. T-RSS is the leading forum in the wider Mediterranean region, hosting the largest gathering of international navy leaders, organizations and agencies with a key role in the maritime dimension. (U.S. Navy photo by Cmdr. Courtney Hillson/released)

Today, Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday met with Chief of the Hellenic Navy General Staff Vice Adm. Stylianos Petrakis in Venice, Italy, at the Trans-Regional Seapower Symposium.

The two leaders reaffirmed their strong partnership and discussed regional and maritime security. They also talked about modernization, current bilateral cooperation and interoperability.

Gilday and Petrakis discussed Greek Prime Minister Mitsotakis’s visit to the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) earlier this year, and homeporting of the USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB 4) at Naval Support Activity Souda Bay.

Gilday reaffirmed the U.S. Navy’s commitment to trans-regional unity and to sustaining strong relationships with our Allies and partners.

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