David Nairashvili ( ka, დავით ნაირაშვილი) (born October 24, 1964) is a Georgian brigadier general (2008) and former Deputy Chief of Joint Staff of the

Georgian Armed Forces The Defence Forces of Georgia ( ka, საქართველოს თავდაცვის ძალები, tr), or Georgian Defence Forces (GDF), are the combined military forces of Georgia, tasked with the defence of the nation's indep ...

. Born in

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, Nairashvili after completing his conscription with a radar unit in the Soviet Air Defense Forces between 1982 and 1984, graduated from the

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Mozhaisky Military Space Engineering Institute in 1986 and served as a MiG-25 pilot until 1989. Since 1992, he has held various positions in the

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and Ministry of Defense of Georgia, including being Deputy Commander of

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(1993-1994), and Deputy Chief of General Staff (1999-2000, 2004–2005). From 2000 to 2004, he served as Georgia's first representative to the

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. From March 2007 to September 2008, Nairashvili commanded the Georgian Air Force which saw combat action in the August 2008 war with Russia. In April 2009, he was decorated with Georgia's high state award –

St. George's Victory Order Saint George's Order of Victory ( ka, წმინდა გიორგის სახელობის გამარჯვების ორდენი, ''ts'minda giorgis sakhelobis gamarjvebis ordeni'') is an Orders, decorations, and med ...

– for his conduct during the war.Saakashvili: ‘Peaceful Struggle Continues for De-Occupation’
''Civil Georgia''. April 20, 2009

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