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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 |
