Military School Center will enable military officers, MOD personnel and state administration employees to perform the duties in the area of Defense. Students will undergo training ranging from the basic tactical level to leadership and management at the strategic level. Center for Defense and Strategic Studies will integrate scientific research and educational activities, along with improving academic standards, integrating military education with the national education system, developing specifically designed programs, establishing the selection system for staffing teaching and teaching/researching positions. The Center will conduct research projects for the purposes of the Croatian Armed Forces and the Croatian MOD, and will participate in the teaching process of the study programs and regular military education. Foreign Language Center is an organizational unit of the Croatian Defense Academy providing foreign language training to the CAF and MOD personnel, including employees of other state administration bodies, conducting language testing and providing language courses for CAF Cadets. NCO School will provide NCO education and enable students to perform NCO duties in the CAF commands and units in accordance with the model of NCO professional development. CDA Support Unit will provide logistics support to the CDA organizational entities and other units in accordance with the Logistics Support Scheme. It will also act as a managing authority and an executive authority for logistics. The Support Command The Support Command will be organized into organizational units whose locations are shown in Figure 10. The Support Command will retain its existing structure with a reduction in the number of personnel, although some necessary changes will be made in relation to Service Battalion, Military Medical Center, Depot Overhaul Center and Support services for barracks facilities, therefore the units’ size will depend on organizational changes of other CAF units. The Support Command will provide logistics and other support to CAF units and headquarters/commands when conducting operations at home and abroad at the strategic and operational levels. It will also provide support to local population and civilian structures in operations to minimize the effects of natural, technical and technological disasters, and Host Nation Support to NATO, EU and Partner countries on Croatian territory. The Support Command will consist of General Logistics Support Battalion, Supply Battalion, Logistics Operations Center, Depot Overhaul Center, CAF Orchestra, Military Medical Center, Logistics Training and Doctrine Center and HQ Support Unit. 39

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