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July 17, 2012
An opening ceremony was held at the International Peacekeeping and Security Center, July 16, officially marking the beginning of Exercise Rapid Trident 2012.
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June 11, 2012
Maritime forces participating in Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) 2012, the largest multinational maritime exercise this year in the Baltic Sea, demonstrated a land, sea and air amphibious operation for international distinguished visitors here, June 11.
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June 8, 2012
Diving teams from Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Ukraine and the U.S. met in Constanta, Romania, for Eurasia Partnership (EP) Dive 2012, May 28 - June 8.
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April 24, 2012
Representatives of the military medical community from 11 Partnership for Peace and NATO countries met to discuss common problems and solutions within the career field here April 18 - 20.
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December 7, 2011
More than 100 multinational naval and coast guard representatives participate in a series of workshops at the Armed Forces of Malta (AFM) headquarters, Luqa Barracks, Malta, beginning Dec. 4, to kick off the week-long Eurasia Partnership Capstone (EPC) 2011.
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November 11, 2011
BLACK SEA - The guided-missile cruiser USS Philippine Sea (CG 58) departed the Sixth Fleet area of operations on Nov. 11th after its scheduled Black Sea deployment, concluding three weeks serving as goodwill ambassadors of the U.S.
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October 18, 2011
The guided-missile cruiser USS Philippine Sea (CG 58) pulled into Batumi, Georgia, Oct. 17, and was welcomed by traditional Georgian dancers, local media, and military and civilian leaders.
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August 8, 2011
The Marines were in Georgia for Exercise Agile Spirit 2011, an exercise designed to increase interoperability between Georgian Armed Forces and Marines. The engineers’ job: to build relationships with the Eastern European nation by offering their skills to its people.
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August 5, 2011
There are machine gun sections with approximately 20 machine gunners each in regular infantry weapons companies but Machine Gun Platoon is the only unit where close to 70 machine gunners come together to train.
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July 25, 2011
Marines from Anti-Terrorism Battalion based in Rochester, N.Y., and Black Sea Rotational Force 11, along with soldiers from the Georgian 4th Infantry Brigade practiced Military Operations in an Urban Terrain (MOUT) here during Exercise Agile Spirit 2011.
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July 6, 2011
Azerbaijani, Bulgarian, Georgian, Romanian, Ukrainian and U.S. diving teams met last week in Constanta, Romania, for the engagement event Eurasian Partnership (EP) Dive 2011, co-hosted by the Romanian and U.S. navies.
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February 25, 2011
In August 2009, the Republic of Georgia joined forces with International Security Assistance Forces and ramped up a battalion of soldiers to aid the fight in Afghanistan. This marked the start of the Georgia Deployment Program. The first unit was the 31st Light Infantry Battalion, 32nd is serving in Helmand Province now and the 33rd is preparing to replace them.
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February 18, 2011
The Republic of Georgia’s 33rd Light Infantry Battalion arrived at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center here recently from Georgia to begin a month long training evolution that will serve as a final mission rehearsal prior to their upcoming deployment in support of International Security Assistance Forces in Afghanistan.
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November 15, 2010
Eurasia Partnership Capstone 2010 (EPC 10) kicked off with a reception attended by Douglas Kmiec the U.S. ambassador to Malta, Vice Adm. Harry B. Harris Jr., commander of the U.S. 6th Fleet, and Brig. Gen. Martin G. Xuereb, Malta’s chief of defense here, Nov. 14.
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April 28, 2010
NAPLES, Italy — Major Gen. Zaza Gogava, Deputy Minister of Interior and Head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) Border Police of the Republic of Georgia, and Italian navy Vice Adm. Maurizio Gemignani, Commander of Operation ACTIVE ENDEAVOUR, signed a tactical memorandum of understanding (TMOU) for the contribution of Georgia to NATO's anti-terrorism mission April 28.
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April 12, 2010
TBILISI, Georgia — Lt. Gen. Richard F. Natonski, commander of Marine Forces Command, Brig. Gen. Paul W. Brier, commander of Marine Forces Europe and Marine Forces Africa, and senior leadership from Marine Corps Training and Advisory Group recently traveled here to participate
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February 16, 2010
KRTSANISI NATIONAL TRAINING CENTER, Republic of Georgia -- A small detachment of Ramstein Airmen camp out in the foothills of Georgia's Caucasus Mountains, enclosed by snow capped peaks and kept company by stray dogs and roaming cattle. But what may sound like a wintertime camping excursion or a ski trip possibly gone awry, is actually a highly technical mission that involves providing a top-notch service to fellow warfighters.
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January 21, 2010
HOHENFELS, Germany -- The Republic of Georgia Army's 31st Light Infantry Battalion arrived at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center (JMRC) here to begin a two-week training evolution that will serve as a final mission evaluation for their upcoming deployment in support of International Security Assistance Forces (ISAF) in Afghanistan.
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January 20, 2010
HOHENFELS, Germany -- As a crowd of civilians gathers on the streets of their village carrying about their normal business of selling things, talking to friends, and shoveling the snow from their door steps a company of soldiers from the Republic of Georgia's 31st Light Infantry Battalion move in to investigate a rumored weapons cache and possible high-value-target (HVT) individual.
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December 21, 2009
GREMI, Georgia - A new special needs home was unveiled Dec. 21 during a ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by the U.S. Ambassador to Georgia and a small gathering of U.S. and Georgian officials.
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December 21, 2009
GREMI-Georgia - On Monday, December 21, U.S. Ambassador John Bass attended the opening ceremony for the Temi Special Needs Home, in Gremi, Kakheti region.
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November 23, 2009
KRTSANISI, Georgia - About half a kilometer away from two companies of Georgian soldiers lies the objective -- an old, run-down air traffic control tower. A cluster of off-white, weathered and tattered buildings, removed of all doors and windows, are the skeletal remains of Vasiani Air Base, a Russian-era military base about 15 miles east of Tbilisi that has been abandoned and unmaintained since the early 1990s. Inside the tower, hunkered down and fortified by opposing forces, sits trapped the objective -- a hostage who needs rescuing. He sits atop the four-floor building with insurgents bunkered in around him.
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October 22, 2009
KRTSANISI, Georgia - Nineteen Georgian soldiers with the 31st Light Infantry Battalion graduated today from an comprehensive, three-week intelligence training course held here aimed at training junior officers in the basic skills necessary to operate on a military intelligence staff as part of the Georgia Deployment Program in support of International Security Assistance Forces (GDP-ISAF), Oct. 9.
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October 1, 2009
TBILISI, Georgia - Celebrated in Russian poetry since the days of the USSR, the "Georgian Military Road" was once a major route between Russia and the Republic of Georgia through the Caucasus Mountains traveled by both invaders and traders throughout the years.
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September 30, 2009
MARTKOPI, Georgia - U.S. service members here, who are part of the Georgia Deployment Program in support of International Security Assistance Forces, partnered with Georgian soldiers and volunteered their free time refurbishing an orphanage for the disabled here, Sept. 27 as part of an ongoing effort to provide aid and to help make a difference in the local community they serve.
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September 25, 2009
SOUDA BAY, Greece - U.S. 6th Fleet personnel provided non-commissioned officer (NCO) development sessions during Eurasia Partnership Capstone 2009 (EPC 09) here, Sept. 24, at the NATO Maritime Interdiction Operation Training Center (NMIOTC).
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September 3, 2009
TBISILI, Georgia - U.S. Marines and Republic of Georgia soldiers marked the beginning of the Georgia Deployment Program Aug. 30, with an opening ceremony at the Krtsanisi National Training Center just outside of the city here.
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June 3, 2009
INCIRLIK, Turkey - Incirlik's Defense Reutilization and Marketing Office will donate about $78,000 worth of furniture to the Republic of Georgia.
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April 6, 2009
BATUMI, Republic of Georgia - USS Klakring (FFG 42) welcomed the President of Georgia, Mikheil Saakashvili, for a shipboard luncheon here April 2.
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