Brigadier General Mamia Balakhadze, Commander of the LEPL David Aghmashenebeli National Defence Academy of Georgia, met with the Junkers of the Junker Training Battalion, as well as the course participants of the Officer Candidate Course and the Reserve Junior Officer Voluntary Military Training Program, to congratulate them on the start of the new academic year.

To promote the LEPL David Aghmashenebeli National Defence Academy of Georgia and enhance collaboration with the educational sector, Shorena Paichadze, Assistant to the Commandant of the Academy, held meetings with the Head of the Gori Educational Resource Center, Mr. Giorgi Berdznishvili; the Head of the Kaspi Educational Resource Center, Ms. Natia Iluridze; the Head of the Khashuri Educational Resource Center, Mr. Zviad Goguadze; and the Head of the Kareli Educational Resource Center, Ms. Mariam Sazandrishvili. 

David Aghmashenebeli National Defence Academy of Georgia is 107 years old. To celebrate Academy Day, a graduation ceremony for the 12th undergraduate class and the 21st candidate course was held on the parade ground. The Minister of Defence of Georgia, Irakli Chikovani, the Chief of Defence Forces, Lieutenant General Giorgi Matiashvili, and the commander of the Academy, Brigadier General Mamia Balakhadze, congratulated the personnel, Junkers, and course participants on their successful graduation. In their speeches, they emphasized the importance of the National Defence Academy and the role of young officers in strengthening Georgia's defence capabilities.

An event dedicated to the graduation ceremony of the Junior Reserve Officer Voluntary Military Training Program was held at the David Aghmashenebeli National Defence Academy of Georgia.

The Commander of the David Agmashenebeli National Defence Academy of Georgia, Brigadier General Mamia Balakhadze, together with the command staff, personnel, and Junkers, paid tribute to the memory of the Georgian servicemen who heroically fell near the village of Shindisi on August 11, 2008.