The 91st Air Force Base will be composed of Fighter Squadron and Transport
Helicopter Squadron. It will develop and
maintain Air Policing capabilities over Croatia, capabilities for participation in Joint
Operations, Peace Support Operations and
Search and Rescue operations, and assistance in natural, technical and technological disasters.
The 93rd Air Force Base will be composed of Transport Helicopter Squadron,
firefighting aircraft, trainer aircraft and
helicopters. It will develop and maintain
capabilities for military pilot training; participation in Joint Operations, Peace Support Operations and Search and Rescue
Operations; for providing support to the
Coast Guard task execution, and for providing assistance in natural, technical and
technological accidents and disasters. National aerial firefighting capabilities will be
developed with the support of the existing
firefighting aircrafts.
Air Surveillance Battalion will perform
Air Policing tasks and other tasks within the
NATO Integrated Air and Missile Defense
System (NATINAMDS). It will also provide
support in Search and Rescue Operations.
Airspace Surveillance capability based on
FPS-117 3D radars will be developed to
achieve its complete integration into the
NATO Integrated Air and Missile Defense
System, establish the necessary Command
Communication and Information links with
Airspace Control Centers of neighboring
NATO countries and NATO Operations
centers, and to establish connection with
the Air Situation Data Exchange (ASDE)
System of the neighboring PfP countries.
Air Surveillance Battalion will be responsible for providing CIS support to Combat
Information Systems and Ground-to-Air
communication.
The Air Force Training Center will provide Air Force Branch and Service training.
It will be responsible for the development
of doctrinal documents and implementation of the Lessons Learned System. The
Pilot School will provide flight training as
part of the military pilot training at the
Croatian Defense Academy.
Petar Zrinski Croatian Defense
Academy
The Croatian Defense Academy will be
organized into organizational units whose
locations are shown in Figure 9.
The Croatian Defense Academy will be
transformed into an institution of higher
level education in accordance with the
regulations governing higher level education and scientific activity in the Republic
of Croatia. In cooperation with the University community, the Croatian Defense
Academy will organize and provide study
programs at three levels – undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate specialist levels.
The Croatian Defense Academy will consist of the Commandant’s Office, Dean’s
Office, Military School Center, Center for
Defense and Strategic Studies, Foreign
Language Center, NCO School and CDA
Support Units.
Dean’s Office is an organizational unit of
the Croatian Defense Academy providing
continued education and training at all
levels for the purpose of preparing and
training CAF officers and NCOs. Its core
tasks include integration and development
of the military civilian education system;
course organization, execution and supervision; continued curriculum and course
methodology improvement.
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