Chief of Staff

DATE OF BIRTH

September 13, 1959

PLACE OF BIRTH

Russia

EDUCATION  

 1976 - 1980

Antiaircraft Defence Higher military institution

 1997 - 1997

The Royal Danish military Academy course

 2006 - 2007

Command and General Staff College of US ARMY

 SERVICE

 1993

Deputy Chief of Staff, Marijampolė Motorborne Battalion, Field Army Brigade

 1994

Chief of Staff - Deputy Commander, Marijampolė Motorborne Battalion, Field Army brigade

 1995

Chief of Intelligence service, Motorized Infantry Brigade "Iron Wolf"

 1997

Commander of Lithuanian Grand Duke Algirdas Motorborne Battalion, Rukla district 2^nd infantry regiment,  Motorised Infantry Brigade "Iron Wolf"

 2001

Deputy commander, Motorized Infantry Brigade "Žemaitija"  

 2002

Deputy commander, Military district West  

 2002

Chief of Staff - Deputy Commander, Military district West

 2004

International Peace Enforcement operation in the Gulf region, Polish multinational division headquarters, Iraq

 2005

Deputy commander, Lithuanian Armed Forces Training and Doctrines Command

 2007

Chief of Staff, Land Forces

MILITARY RANKS

 1994

Major

 1999

Lieutenant colonel

 2008

Colonel (ad interim)

 2009

Colonel

DECORATIONS 

Marijampolė Motorised Infantry Brigade badge of Honour "Vytenis"

Award weapon of Merit of National Defence System

Honour badge of Merit of National Defence System

Lithuanian-Polish battalion badge

Decoration for service in Baltic Battalion

Decoration "For merit"

Commemorative Medal marking Lithuania's accession to NATO

Motorized Infantry Brigade "Iron Wolf" badge of Honour

Lithuanian National Defence System level medal for accession to NATO

Polish multinational division (Center -South) medal

Lithuanian National Defence System level medal for international operations

Medal "For Distinctive Service"

Other awards

LANGUAGE ABILITIES

English, Russian

MARITAL STATUS

Married to Laimutė, has a daughter Anastasija, sons Martynas and Algirdas