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    Home / Armed Forces / Land Forces / Commander
    Acting Commander of Land Forces of GAF
    Giorgi Kalandadze


    Military rank: LTC
    Date of birth: 24 June, 1980
    Place of birth: Tbilisi, Georgia
    Marital status: Married
    Languages: English

     
    Education:

    1995-1997 Cadets` Corps, MoD;
    1997-2001 Officer’s Basic Course, Unified Military Academy, MoD.  

    Trainings:


    2004   English Language Course, National Defence Academy, Georgia;
    2005   Ranger Platoon Commander`s Training Course, U.S.;
    2007   Secondary CommandingTraining Course, Estonia;
    2008   Sachkhere Mountain Training School, MoD, Georgia;
    2009   Army Staff-Commander College, U.S;
    2009   Staff-Commander Exercise “Immediate Response 09”, the 1st phase, Germany.

    Working Experience:

    2001         Platoon Commander of the 2nd Training Company, National Defence Academy;
    2001-2002  Platoon Commander of the 3rd Training Company, National Defence Academy;
    2002-2004  Company Commander of theTraining Battalion, National Defence Academy;
    2004          Acting Company Commander of theTraining Battalion, National Defence Academy;
    2004          Battalion Commanding s2/s3 officer, National Defence Academy;
    2004-2005  Combat and Operational Planning Senior Officer,
                     J-3 Operational Planning and Combat Preparation Section,
                     National Defence Academy;
    2006          Chief of Staff, the 41st Light Infantry Battalion of IV Infantry Brigade;
    2006-2007  Commander, the 41st Light Infantry Battalion of IV Infantry Brigade;
    2007          Commander, IV Infantry Brigade;
    2007-2009   Acting Chief of Military Garrison;
    2009-2010   Acting Deputy Commander of Land Forces, GAF;
    2010          Acting Commander of Land Forces, GAF;
    2010-to the present day - Deputy Chief of Joint Staff, GAF.

    Medals:

    2008  Distinguished Service Medal, III Rank, Bronze;
    2009  Distinguished Service Medal, II Rank, Silver;
    2009  Medal after “Kakutsa Cholokashvili”;
    2009  Medal after “General Kvinitadze”;
    2010  Medal "Devoted to Homeland";
    2010 
    Medal of Honour;
    2010 Vakhtang Gorgasali Order, I Rank, Golden.


     
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