Georgia Sustainment and Stability Operations Program
The Georgia Sustainment and Stability Operations Program (GSSOP) was a security assistance program designed to create an increased capability in the
The first phase of the program (GSSOP-I) lasted about 18 months and cost approximately $60 million. It ended in October 2006 to be succeeded by GSSOP-II, which lasted until June 2007. The training was conducted, primarily at the
On August 31, 2009, the U.S. and Georgia inaugurated the Georgia Deployment Program—International Security Assistance Force (GDP—ISAF) In order to prepare the Georgian units for deployment in Afghanistan as part of the International Security Assistance Force.[10] Originally planned as a two-year engagement, the success of past missions has extended the pairing as the Georgia Deployment Program—Resolute Support Mission (GDP—RSM) into 2020.[11]
References
- U.S. European Command. September 01, 2005
- ^ Ministry of Defense of Georgia. December 19, 2005
- ^ 31st Battalion leaves for Iraq. Ministry of Defense of Georgia. October 27, 2006
- ^ 32nd Battalion Completed SSOP Program. Ministry of Defense of Georgia. April 14, 2007
- ^ a b Two Units of the III Brigade Graduate SSOP Program. Ministry of Defense of Georgia. December 21, 2006
- ^ a b Logistics Battalions Complete SSOP. Ministry of Defense of Georgia. March 24, 2006
- ^ Completion of the Training Course. Ministry of Defense of Georgia December 14, 2007
- ^ Solemn Ceremony at Krtsanisi National Training Center. Ministry of Defense of Georgia. June 15, 2007
- ^ Military Police Company Trained under SSOP. Ministry of Defense of Georgia. September 1, 2006
- ^ Georgia Deployment Program International Security Assistance Force Archived 2013-05-23 at the Wayback Machine. U.S. European Command. Accessed on July 2, 2013
- ^ Johnson, Dallas (21 August 2017). "6th ANGLICO Marines and Georgian soldiers prepare for deployment in support of Operation Freedom's sentinel". The Official United States Marine Corps Public Website. Retrieved 20 January 2018.