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5)& .045 4 N O 5 Y E A R 3 M A R C H 2 011 interview CHIEF OF GENERAL STAFF OF THE CAF LIEUTENANT GENERAL DRAGO LOVRIĆ $"'.&.#&34 3&$0(/*4&%"4 501130'&44*0/"-4 the croatian armed forces 5)&41&$*"-.*-*5"3: 10-*$&$0.1"/: 20 years of the croatian armed forces 5)&"3.:8)*$)$0.1-&5&% 5)&.0454"$3&% 0'"--5"4,4 %&'&/%*/("/%'3&&*/(5)&)0.&-"/% Cover by Tomislav Brandt IN THIS ISSUE INTERVIEW CROATIA’S LEGENDARY BRIGADES TRAINING OF POLICE OFFICER CANDIDATES BEGAN 4 Croatia’s legendary brigades – 1 Tigers, 2 Thunder, 3 Martens, 4 Spiders, On August 5 , 1990 in the Ministry of Interior’s School Centre of the Republic of Croatia in and the later-established 5 Falcons, 7 Pumas, 8 (easy-assault) Eagles and Zagreb, the training of nearly 2000 police officer candidates began, and shortly after the first 9 Wolves, along with special units took charge of defending and liberating the special units were established – the Lučko Anti-Terrorist Unit and as well as the Special Republic of Croatia. Tasks unit of Croatia’s Ministry of Interior. By the end of 1990, the Ministry of Interior had 45 000 members. CHIEF OF GENERAL STAFF OF THE CAF LIEUTENANT 20 years of the croatian armed forces croatian military magazine 9,7(9,+)?$,:5(05;(90F,0+((936="64($3(D0F7/6;6(9*/0=, GENERAL DRAGO LOVRIĆ From a country that was host to peace- keeping forces, we became a country and army that invests great effort in building peace throughout the whole world by participating in numerous peacekeeping missions and operations. Thanks to our own efforts and victories, those in the Homeland War and those put before us by modern times, we have become part of the most powerful military-political alliance in the world, and today, as the 27 member of NATO, we proudly stand alongside the world’s most powerful armies. The journey which began on Kranjčevićeva Street was the path to- wards victory and a coming of age jour- ney for a young army which today has grown into modern, respectable and pro- fessional armed forces. 8 20 YEARS OF THE CROATIAN ARMED FORCES 469,>0+,:79,(+(5++(5.,96<:(5+:665;<95,+ 05;6)366+)(;/:6-<504(.05()3,796769;065: THE ARMY WHICH COMPLETED THE MOST SACRED OF ALL ::(<3;:6596(;0(57630*,),*(4,469,-9,8<,5; 7630*,:;(;065:>,9,(;;(*2,+(5+;/,A9:;4(169 *3(:/6**<99,+05;/,30;=0*,(2,:(;065(3(92 >/0*/>(:6**<70,+)?!,9)0(57(9(4030;(9?<50;: 96(;0(57630*,05;,9=,5,++0+(>(?>0;/;/,;,9 TASKS DEFENDING AND FREEING THE HOMELAND 9690:;:(5+,:;()30:/,+:<7,9=0:0656=,9;/,7(92 (5+;/(;,70:6+,6-;/,64,3(5+%(9>(:56;,+05 46:;9,*,5;96(;0(5/0:;69?(:366+?(:;,9 (4,3?+<905.;/(;(*;065;/,A9:;=0*;046-;/, 9,(;,9!,9)0(59,),3306596(;0(57630*,6-A*,9 6:07 6=0F >(: 2033,+ "/, 7,9:,*<;065 6- ;/, 96(;0(5767<3(;065*65;05<,+(5+<50;:-964;/, &<.6:3(=94?67,53?:0+,+>0;/;/,9,),3: ;>(:469,;/(56)=06<:;/(;;/,9,),3:>,9,;9?05. ;6+,:;()030:,;/,5,>3?,3,*;,+96(;0(5+,46*9(;0* 3,(+,9:/07>/0*/(365.>0/7630;0*(34,(:<9,:(3:6 ),.(5;(205.469,*65*9,;,4,(:<9,:;6+,-,5+ +,46*9(;0*(33?,3,*;,+05:;0;<;065: 5)&.0454"$3&%0'"-- 5"4,4 5<.<:; 05;/,050:;9?6-5;,9069: !*/663,5;9,6-;/, ,7<)30*6-96(;0(05'(.9,) ;/,;9(0505.6-5,(93? 7630*,6-A*,9*(5+0+(;,: ),.(5(5+:/69;3?(-;,9;/,A9:;:7,*0(3<50;:>,9, ,:;()30:/,+C;/,<E265;0",99690:;#50;(5+(: THE CROATIAN ARMED FORCES >,33(:!7,*0(3"(:2:<50;:6-96(;0(:050:;9?6- 24 ;;/,),.05505.6-9,([email protected];:*,5;<90,:63++9,(4 The Log Revolution and first )0(5<;65646<: ,.065!059(105(0596(;0( 5;,9069?;/,,5+6- ;/,050:;9?6-5;,9069 6-(505+,7,5+,5;(5+:6=,9,0.5:;(;,;/,96(;0(5 special forces 96(;0((;;/(;;04,>(:<5(94,+<;6-;/,:;69(., /(+ 4,4),9: 767<3(;065*(4,<5+,9;/,A9,6-;/,7630;0*:6- :,(93?65(:;/,40+ :;/,3,(+,9:/076-;/, 6-;/,",990;690(3,-,5*,"6-;/,;/,5!6*0(30:; 9,(;,9!,9)0(>/0*/-964 ;6 ;/9,(; ;/,51605;:;(;,>(:9,(+?;6+,:;96?;/,+,46*9(;0 ,7<)30*6-96(;0((<;/690;0,:033,.(33?(5+:,*9,;3? The Establishment of the National Guard THE SPECIAL MILITARY POLICE COMPANY ,5,+;/,,3,4,5;(9?:<9=0=(356;653?6-;/,?6<5. *(33?,3,*;,+96(;0(5.6=,954,5;9,(;,9!,9)0( *65A:*(;,+>,(765:-964 ;/6<:(5+4,4),9: 57903 ;/,(>654,5+4,5;:;6;/, *6<5;9?)<;6-96(;0(5),05.:(3;6.,;/,9;>(: 0+,636.0:;:(**<:,+96(;0(6-,5+(5.,905.!,9) 6-;/,",990;690(3,-,5*,;;/,:(4,;04,;/,9, (>655;,95(3--(09:>/0*//,37,+)905.()6<; (;04,05>/0*/;/,-6<5+(;065:6-(?6<5.*6<5;9? /66+3,(+05.(:7,*0(3>(9)?69.(50:05.:6*(33,+ >,9,!,9)0(5796=6*(;065:96(+)36*2:;>(:;/, ;/,,*9,,6-694(;0656-;/,96(;0(5(;065(3 /(+;6),*9,(;,+-964=09;<(33?56;/05. ;9<;/4,,;05.:(5+)?*9,(;05.;/,:6*(33,+!,9 ),.05505.6-;/,6. ,=63<;06565B0*;:),*(4, <(9+';/,A9:;796-,::065(3(94,+<50;:>0;/ 8 MARCH 2011 CROMIL CROMIL MARCH 2011 9 PAGE 8 ISAF PEACEKEEPING MISSION ELITE TEAM 27 Having physical and mental readiness, high motivation, the desire to acquire new knowledge and skills, impeccable self-control and superb discipline are just a few of the attributes that entrance to the elite team implies. 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