Vladimer Chachibaia
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Colonel Vladimer Chachibaia (born November 4, 1971) is a Georgian
military officer who was a Chief of Joint Staff of the Armed Forces of Georgia from November 4, 2008 to March 5, 2009.
Chachibaia was a private in the Soviet Air Forces from 1989 until 1991, when he joined the recently established National Guard of Georgia
as a NCO
. He commanded a National Guard platoon in the Georgian Civil War
of 1992-1993 and continued his service in the Georgian army as a recon and special task forces officer. He studied at the United Military Academy in Tbilisi, Georgia from 1993 to 1994 and has attended several course of military training in the United States
since 1999, including at the U.S. Army War College
in the years 2007-2008.
Chachibaia commanded a Georgian contingent within the Multinational force in Iraq
in 2004 and was appointed a commander of the 3rd Infantry Brigade of the Armed Forces of Georgia in 2005. He has since served for the General Staff, now the Joint Staff of the Armed Forces of Georgia (JS GAF) and was an acting commander of the Georgian Land Forces in 2006. Having briefly served a Head of Education Department of the JS GAF in September–November 2008, Chachibaia replaced General Zaza Gogava
as the Chief of JS GAF after the August 2008 war with Russia
.
Georgia (country)
Georgia is a sovereign state in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded to the west by the Black Sea, to the north by Russia, to the southwest by Turkey, to the south by Armenia, and to the southeast by Azerbaijan. The capital of...
military officer who was a Chief of Joint Staff of the Armed Forces of Georgia from November 4, 2008 to March 5, 2009.
Chachibaia was a private in the Soviet Air Forces from 1989 until 1991, when he joined the recently established National Guard of Georgia
National Guard of Georgia
The National Guard of Georgia is a military structure within the Georgian Armed Forces and has a department status within the Ministry of Defense. It is tasked with responding to external threats, civil disturbances, and natural disasters...
as a NCO
Non-commissioned officer
A non-commissioned officer , called a sub-officer in some countries, is a military officer who has not been given a commission...
. He commanded a National Guard platoon in the Georgian Civil War
Georgian Civil War
The Georgian Civil War consisted of inter-ethnic and intranational conflicts in the regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia , as well as the violent military coup d'etat of December 21, 1991 - January 6, 1992 against the first democratically elected President of Georgia, Zviad Gamsakhurdia and his...
of 1992-1993 and continued his service in the Georgian army as a recon and special task forces officer. He studied at the United Military Academy in Tbilisi, Georgia from 1993 to 1994 and has attended several course of military training in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
since 1999, including at the U.S. Army War College
U.S. Army War College
The United States Army War College is a United States Army school located in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, on the 500 acre campus of the historic Carlisle Barracks...
in the years 2007-2008.
Chachibaia commanded a Georgian contingent within the Multinational force in Iraq
Multinational force in Iraq
The Multi-National Force – Iraq was a military command, led by the United States, which was responsible for Operation Iraqi Freedom. Multi-National Force – Iraq replaced the previous force, Combined Joint Task Force 7, on 15 May 2004, and was later itself reorganized into its successor, United...
in 2004 and was appointed a commander of the 3rd Infantry Brigade of the Armed Forces of Georgia in 2005. He has since served for the General Staff, now the Joint Staff of the Armed Forces of Georgia (JS GAF) and was an acting commander of the Georgian Land Forces in 2006. Having briefly served a Head of Education Department of the JS GAF in September–November 2008, Chachibaia replaced General Zaza Gogava
Zaza Gogava
Zaza Gogava is a Georgian Major General and the chief of Border Police since November 2008. He served as a Chief of Joint Staff of the Armed Forces of Georgia from November 2006 to November 2008....
as the Chief of JS GAF after the August 2008 war with Russia
2008 South Ossetia war
The 2008 South Ossetia War or Russo-Georgian War was an armed conflict in August 2008 between Georgia on one side, and Russia and separatist governments of South Ossetia and Abkhazia on the other....
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