Defence Minister of Georgia visited various military units of East Operative Command of Land Forces. The monitoring aimed to observe completed and ongoing infrastructural works in the military bases, reports GHN based on the Ministry of Defense.
Firstly Irakli Alasania visited the military base of the 12th Battalion of I Infantry Brigade in Orkhevi settlement. Afterward Defence Minister moved to National Training Center "Krtsanisi". Irakli Alasania took a view in the barracks and mess halls of the military units and received full information about the rehabilitation works form the commanders of the bases. In "Krtsanisi" Defence Minister also met with military servicemen of the 43rd Battalion of IV Mechanized Brigade who are undergoing pre-deployment training.
Within the monitoring, Defence Minister also visited the 45th battalion of IV Mechanized Brigade in Ponichala settlement. After viewing the infrastructure, Irakli Alasania personally got acquainted to the conditions of the armored technique and discussed its future rehabilitation prospects with the commander of the 45th battalion.
Defence Minister completed monitoring in the training center "Norio" of IV Mechanized Brigade. Irakli Alasania personally inspected the rehabilitated infrastructure of the training base.
As a result of the monitoring it was decided that amortized infrastructure will be altered into sandwich buildings.
Deputy Defenc eMinister Alex Batiashvili, Chief of General Staff of the GAF, Major General Vakhtang Kapanadze, Commander of the East Operative Command of Land Forces, Colonel Alexandre Kiknadze and Commander of IV Mechanized Brigade, LTC Zaza Leladze inspected the military bases together with Defence Minister.
Defence Minister of Georgia permanently inspects the existing situation and circumstances for military servicemen at the military bases. Monitoring of infrastructural projects in the military bases will continue in the future as well.