the chief of the general staff is appointed by the president of kyrgyzstan, who is the supreme commander-in-chief of the armed forces. the current chief of the general staff is major general rayimberdi duishenbiev. since 2014, the chief of the general staff has been the paramount leader of the armed forces, just second to the commander in chief. it is currently composed of the commanders of the kyrgyz army, kyrgyz air force, kyrgyzstan frontier force, and the kyrgyz national guard. the headquarters of the general staff is located on 26 yakov logvinenko street, in bishkek, kyrgyzstan.