Zurab Pochkhua

Zurab Pochkhua
Allegiance  Georgia
Service/branch Georgian Air Force
Rank Colonel
Commands held Georgian Armed Forces
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Zurab Pochkhua (Georgian: ზურაბ ფოჩხუა) (born July 11, 1963) is a Georgian colonel. He was the commander of Georgian Air Force from September 15, 2008.[1] to 2010.

In 1998 Pochkhua finished short courses of air defense at Zhukov Command Academy of Air Defense in Tver, Russia.

Pochkhua served as Commander of Communication Company of the First Anti-aircraft Rocket Brigade from 1993 to 1995. Then as a Chief of Staff of the First Air Defense Base from 1995 to 2002 and as a Commander of Command Control Center (C3) of the Georgian Air Force from 2002 to 2005.[2]

From 2005 and during 2008 war with Russia Pochkhua was a Deputy Commander of Georgian Air Force and Chief of the Air Defense of Air Forces. He was commander of the Air Force from 2008 to 2010. He then served as a defense attache to Ukraine.

Zurab Pochkhua has been awarded with Medal for Military Courage (2000) and St. George’s Victory Order (2008).

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Military offices
Preceded by
David Nairashvili
Commander of the Georgian Air Force
2008 2010
Succeeded by
Gocha Shingazrdilov


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