Krtsanisi National Training Centre
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) is a major training facility for the military of Georgia
, located at the Krtsanisi settlement, outside Georgia’s capital city of Tbilisi
, at the foothills of the Iaghluja mountainous range. It is operated by the Georgian Armed Forces Joint Staff Military Training and Education Command. It is also known as the Krtsanisi Training Area (KTA), especially in the United States
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(MILES).
On January 11, 2011, an explosion of 120mm mortar shell during artillery drills killed three and injured thirteen soldiers at the Krtsanisi centre.
Major Malkhaz Merlani (b. 1976) has been the chief of the centre since 2010.
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This system, adopted in February 2002 by the State Department of Geodesy and Cartography of Georgia and the Institute of Linguistics, Georgian Academy of Sciences, establishes a transliteration system of the modern Georgian alphabet in Latin characters....
) is a major training facility for the military of Georgia
Georgia (country)
Georgia is a sovereign state in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded to the west by the Black Sea, to the north by Russia, to the southwest by Turkey, to the south by Armenia, and to the southeast by Azerbaijan. The capital of...
, located at the Krtsanisi settlement, outside Georgia’s capital city of Tbilisi
Tbilisi
Tbilisi is the capital and the largest city of Georgia, lying on the banks of the Mt'k'vari River. The name is derived from an early Georgian form T'pilisi and it was officially known as Tiflis until 1936...
, at the foothills of the Iaghluja mountainous range. It is operated by the Georgian Armed Forces Joint Staff Military Training and Education Command. It is also known as the Krtsanisi Training Area (KTA), especially in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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History
The training centre Krtsanisi was formed on the basis of the former Iaghluja shooting range on April 22, 1997. Since 2002, the centre has been a principal ground for the U.S.-sponsored training programs for the Georgian military (GTEP, GSSOP, GDP—ISAF). From 2002 to 2007, $6.5 million of GSSOP funds were used to build barracks, classrooms, a dining hall, and other infrastructure at the Krtsanisi centre. In 2010, the centre was equipped with the Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement SystemMultiple Integrated Laser Engagement System
The Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System or MILES is used by the US military and other armed forces around the world for training purposes. It uses lasers and blank cartridges to simulate actual battle....
(MILES).
On January 11, 2011, an explosion of 120mm mortar shell during artillery drills killed three and injured thirteen soldiers at the Krtsanisi centre.
Structure and courses
The Centre maintains seven principal training courses:- Basic Combat Training CourseRecruit trainingRecruit training, more commonly known as Basic Training and colloquially called Boot Camp, is the initial indoctrination and instruction given to new military personnel, enlisted and officer...
- Infantry Specialization Course
- Anti-aircraft Gunner Training Course
- Artillery Training Course
- Combat Operations Supporters Training Course
- Snipers Training Course
- Sergeants Preparation Course
Major Malkhaz Merlani (b. 1976) has been the chief of the centre since 2010.