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Chief of the Defence Staff

Major General Vitalijus Vaikšnoras Chief of Defence Staff of the Lithuanian Armed Forces DATE OF BIRTH | 23 April 1961 | EDUCATION | 1978-1982 - Vilnius Air Defense Military Academy 1994-1995 - English Language Course (San Antonio/Texas, USA) 1995-1996 - US Army Command and General Staff College 2004-2005 - NATO Defense College (Rome, Italy) 2006 - Generals, Flag Officers and Ambassadors Course (Rome, Italy) | PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE | 1982 - Platoon Leader 1984 - Company Commander 1987-1991 - Deputy S3, Air Defense Brigade 1992-1994 and 1996-2000 - Service at Joint, General and Defense Staffs (served as a Staff Officer, Chief of Section, Division Chief, J3 Chief-Deputy Chief of Defense Staff) 2000 - Chief of Staff, Deputy Commander of the Motorized Infantry Brigade "Iron Wolf" 2001 - Commander of the Motorized Infantry Brigade "Iron Wolf" 2003 - Chief of Defence Staff of the Ministry of National Defence of the Republic of Lithuania 2008-2012 - Lithuanian Military Representative to NATO and EU (Brussels, Belgium) 2012-2016 - Commandant of the Baltic Defence College Since 16 August 2016 - Chief of Joint Staff of the Lithuanian Armed Forces | MILITARY RANKS | 1982 - Lieutenant 1984 - First Lieutenant 1987 - Captain 1990 - Major 1992 - Major, the Lithuanian Armed Forces 1995 - Lieutenant Colonel 2001 - Colonel 2005 - Brigadier General 2007 - Major General | AWARDS | Cross of Officer of the Order for Merits to Lithuania; Commemorative Badge to Mark Russian Troops Withdrawal from Lithuania; Medal of Merit (MoD and Armed Forces levels); Medal of Distinction (Armed Forces level); Medal of Distinction (Service level); Commemorative Sword (awarded by the President of the Republic of Lithuania); Personal Weapon (awarded by the Minister of MoD) Honor Badge "Iron Wolf"; Commemorative Medal Marking Lithuanian's Accession to NATO; Order of Riflemen's Star; French Officer's Cross of the Order for Merits; Latvian MoD Award „Medal of Honor"; Latvian Armed Forces Commander´s Medal "For Merits" of 2nd Degree; Estonian Armed Forces Cross "For Merits"; Distinguished Service Decoration of the Estonian Defence Forces; Baltic Defence College Medal of Merit (Gold); | FOREIGN LANGUAGES | English, Russian | MARITAL STATUS | Married, has a daughter | HOBBIES | Sports, lawn tennis, historical books, travelling | | | | | | | | |
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Updated on: 2018-01-02 |