Personnel of the Special Mountain Battalion stationed at Kandahar Air base have been awarded with the certificates of appreciation. For the successful execution of a mission Georgian soldiers were granted by special awards on behalf of the Commander of ISAF Regional Command South Major-General Michael Bills, reports GHN based on Ministry of Defense.
For the successful completion of the Air Base force protection, Commander of Kandahar Air base Airfield Brigadier Michael Fantini granted Georgian military servicemen with the medals and commemorative coins as well. US Army military officials delivered speech before the Georgian soldiers and thanked them for the successful implementation of ISAF operations. US officers drew attention to the great service of the Georgian military and underlined the importance of Georgian contribution in ISAF. The awarding ceremony was held at Camp "Bradley Smith", Kandahar Air Base. Along with the leadership of the Regional Command South, commanders of the Special Mountain Battalion also attended the ceremony.