President of Georgia
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The president of Georgia is the ceremonial head of state of Georgia as well as the commander-in-chief of the Defense Forces. The constitution defines the presidential office as "the guarantor of the country's unity and national independence."
President of Georgia
Image: Zviad Gamsakhurdia, Tbilisi, 1988
Image: Eduard shevardnadze
Image: Nino Burjanadze (Tbilisi, December 5, 2003)
Defence Forces of Georgia
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The Defence Forces of Georgia, or Georgian Defence Forces (GDF), are the combined military forces of Georgia, tasked with the defence of the nation's independence, sovereignty, and territorial integrity. They consist of the Land Force, Air Force, National Guard, and Special Operations Forces. The Defence Forces are under overall leadership of the Minister of Defence of Georgia and directly headed by the Chief of Defence Forces.
Georgian soldiers, 44th Armored Battalion, drive a T-72 tank into a fighting position during a combined training exercise, Vaziani, Republic of Georgia, Aug. 6, 2017.
Soldiers of the 32nd Battalion conducting pre-deployment training, 2012
Georgian soldiers of 33rd Battalion and US Marines board a MV-22B Osprey during the Georgian lead operation Northern Lion II, 2013
Soldiers from the 43rd Mechanized Battalion during exercises, 2015