US Ambassador to Georgia thanked the Ministry of Defense and the Georgian Government for the outstanding logistics support that they have provided for humanitarian flights from Afghanistan that have been transiting Georgia on their way to the final destinations.

“The Georgian Defense Readiness Program has trained 9 Georgian battalions the past 3 years. US Army Europe and the Ministry of Defense designed and executed this training program together at Georgia’s request to improve Georgia’s combat readiness, to increase interoperability with NATO forces and to strengthen Georgia’s territorial defense capabilities. Unites States military presence here in Georgia and training programs like this are a demonstration of the US’ strong and continuing commitment into Georgia’s territorial integrity.

I would like to particularly thank the Ministry of Defense and the Georgian Government for the outstanding logistics support that they have provided for humanitarian flights from Afghanistan that have been transiting Georgia on their way to the final destinations.

This is another example of Georgia stepping up with compassion and great capability to contribute to global security operations. The Unites States will continue to work with the Georgian Ministry of Defense to make the Georgian Defense Forces even stronger and more capable than they are now”, - said Kelly Degnan.