The Croatian Army’s main wartime tasks are the following: • Conduct joint defensive and offensive operations to defend Croatia’s territorial integrity, • Participate in the defense of the Republic of Croatia and its Allies under Article V of the North Atlantic Treaty. Mechanized Guard Brigade will develop capabilities to defend the Republic of Croatia and participate in Peace Support Operations on a rotation basis by engaging forces of the Battle Group size of a Mechanized Battalion, including capabilities to participate in the EU Battle Groups. Armored Mechanized Guard Brigade will primarily develop capabilities to defend the Republic of Croatia. Artillery Missile Regiment will primarily develop capabilities to provide fire support. It will provide Artillery Branch training. Air Defense Regiment will develop Air Defense capabilities and provide Air Defense branch training. Engineering Regiment will provide engineering support to the Croatian Armed Forces, carry out demining tasks and provide Engineering Branch training. It will also develop and maintain capabilities to provide support to civilian institutions. Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Battalion will provide support to the Croatian Armed Forces ensuring NBC protection; carry out NBC tasks of Surveillance, Reconnaissance and Decontamination, and provide NBC training. It will also develop and maintain capabilities to provide support to civilian institutions. Signal Battalion will ensure continuous functioning of the Croatian Army Communication and Information Systems (operational level) and through the National Deployable Communication Module (DCM); it will develop capabilities to operate as part of NATO forces. International Military Operations Center will provide individual and unit training in accordance with the International Military Operations Training Concept and will provide training to the key personnel of the CAF and Partner countries in order to be able to operate in the UN/ NATO/EU Peace Support Operations. The Center will also cooperate with other state authorities, civil institutions, Non-Governmental sector and Religious communities regarding preparations for engagement in International Missions and Operations. Training and Doctrine Command will be developed as a Functional Command dealing with the Army doctrine development, and Active Duty, Conscript and Reserve component training. The Infantry and Armor Training Center will be tasked to provide voluntary military training, including infantry and armor branch specialist training. The Combat Training Center at the Eugen Kvaternik Training Area in Slunj will conduct Combat Readiness Assessment and Evaluation of the Croatian Army units to carry out their basic combat tasks, and the Simulation Center will conduct national and international computer simulation exercises. The Croatian Navy The Croatian Navy will be organized into organizational units whose locations are shown in Figure 7. The Croatian Navy will consist of the Command, Flotilla, Croatian Coast Guard (hereinafter referred to as the Coast Guard), Coastal Surveillance Battalion, Naval Base, Navy Training Center and Navy Command T H E C R O AT I A N A R M E D F O R C E S L O N G − T E R M D E V E L O P M E N T P L A N 2 0 1 5 − 2 0 2 4