Palitra TV channel carried out a street survey asking citizens if they thought Georgian military service members should participate in peacekeeping missions in various conflict zones around the world.

Defense Minister Irakli Alasania said during a meeting of the Parliamentary Committee for Defense and Security that the defense doctrine and analysis showed Georgia must be “at constant combat readiness”.

March 20 saw participants of the Georgian-American joint defense exercise Agile Spirit 2013 undergo shooting preparation.

The Ministry of Defense announced work was ongoing for determining the possibility of Georgia’s involvement in the Mali peacekeeping mission. The ministry said the decision on review was first announced by Minister Alasania at the Brussels Forum, stating Georgia was ready to accept the proposition from its European partners to discuss possible participation.

The Russian corporation RosOboronExport released the news that it has just delivered S-300 (NATO reporting name - SA-10 Grumble) long range surface-to-air missile system to Baku. The statement came in the wake of the rumors that angry Russian President ordered termination of all the arms supplies to Azerbaijan.

General Prosecutor of Georgia Archil Kbilashvili does not rule out that in the nearest period the public will learn about the disturbing facts that took place in the Defence Ministry in 2005-2012; namely, the facts of the massive loss of hundreds of millions of Lari.

Ministry of Defense published video footage of the 12th Battalion, I Infantry Brigade of the Georgian Armed Forces serving their everyday duty in Helmand province in frames of the ISAF Afghanistan mission.

Eurasianet published an article about Georgian female soldiers, who serve in Afghanistan.
“Georgia’s commitment to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s operations in Afghanistan is helping a new generation of female soldiers break with age-old stereotypes about the role of women in this macho society.