The military servicemen of the 12th Light Infantry Battalion of I Infantry Brigade of the Georgian Defence Forces celebrated a glorious Christmas Day at the Georgian St. George Church in Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan.

Under the decision of Defense Ministry of Georgia, (State Food Provision Company) prior to the reannouncement of consolidated tender, the MoD obtains a month-long right from the State Procurement Agency Georgian Defense Forces to be constantly provided with Georgian unfrozen meat on the basis of simplified procurement.

Military servicemen of Georgian Defense Forces gave presents to vulnerable large families for New Year. 

Minister of Defence of Georgia, Irakli Garibashvili, his deputies and Chief of Defence of the Georgian Armed Forces Lieutenant General Vladimer Chachibaia celebrated New Year together with the military personnel of the IV Mechanized Brigade in Vaziani. Defence Minister congratulated New Year to the soldiers, thanked them for their service and wished them success.

Georgian peacekeepers celebrated New Year 2020 in Afghanistan, on the Bagram Airfield. Commander of the 12th Battalion of the I Infantry Brigade gave New Year gifts to the military personnel while they were carrying out their duties. LTC Giorgi Jincharadze congratulated them on the coming New Year and wished them successful mission.

The platoons of Georgian Defence Forces are ready to engage in the international missions led under the aegis of NATO and EU. The Reinforced Platoon of the National Guard finished pre-deployment training for the EU-led Military Training Mission in the Central African Republic today.  

According to the decision of Defence Minister Irakli Garibashvili, significant staff changes were carried at the Ministry of Defence. Within the personnel reshuffle, Western Commander Brigadier General Giorgi Matiashvili was appointed on the position of Deputy Chief of Defence Forces and Chief of General Staff.

Minister of Defence of Georgia Irakli Garibashvili hosted the children of the military servicemen killed in action in 2008 August War, international peacekeeping operations and while fulfilling their service duties in the Entertainment Centre.

Georgia has a new Senior Military Representative to the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan since December. Colonel Zakaria Kalandadze was replaced by Colonel Malkhaz Melkadze.  

Minister of Defence of Georgia Irakli Garibashvili was hosted by his Turkish counterpart Hulusi Akar at the Ministry of National Defence of Turkey. After the official meeting, the Ministers of Defence of Georgia and Turkey held a face-to-face meeting.  

According to the decision of Irakli Garibashvili, Wounded Warriors’ Day will be established in 2020. Minister of Defence of Georgia declared about his new initiative at the final event of the year 2019, where the “Wounded Warrior Support Foundation” presented the annual report of its activities.

Acting Deputy Chief of the Georgian Defence Forces, Brigade General Irakli Dzneladze awarded the Swedish adviser of the NATO-Georgia Joint Training and Evaluation Center (JTEC) Major Henrik Lindberg with the General Kvinitadze Medal. General Irakli Dzneladze thanked him for fruitful work and wished him success. The Swedish Major also received a Letter of Appreciation on behalf of the Substantial NATO-Georgia Package (SNGP) Core Team.