The Aviation Magazine 51 July-August 2017 | Page 30
ACT with Awareness
The Air Tactics Centre (Kentro Aeroporikis Taktikis ‐ KEAT) was formed in the 1980s and is located at Andra‐
vida Air Base in the North western part of the Peloponnesian Peninsula. KEAT has been hosting exercise
INIHIOS at Andravida since 2013. Initially the participating aircraft were deployed to 110 Combat Wing in
Larisa, but in later years each aircraft operated from its home base. In 2005, INIOHOS was transformed into
a medium scale exercise, involving all three branches of the Hellenic Armed Forces. On November 2013, the
Single Base Concept was adopted for INIOS and the selected host for this kind of event was 117 Combat
Wing at Andravida air base, home of the Hellenic Air Force F‐4E ‘Phantom’ fleet. It was also decided that
INIOHOS would become an Invitex exercise, meaning that other nations could be invited to participate in
the exercise.
The 2017 edition marks the third time with international participation from the US Air Force, Israeli Air
Force, Italian Air Force and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Air Force, both Italy and UAE are new partici‐
pants. UAE send out a contingent of F‐16E/Fs which were present from 27 March until 6 April 2017.
US Air Force participation this year were twelve F‐16C Fighting Falcons from the 482nd Fighter Wing,
Homestead Air Reserve Base, Florida. “This experience gives us the feel for a deployment,” said Staff Sgt.
Jordan Anthony, 482nd Maintenance Squadron crew chief. “It gives us a chance to improve flexibility with
things we may or may not have and the opportunity to work in an environment we’re not used to.” This
multinational exercise enhances the interoperability capabilities and skills amongst allied air forces in the