Figure 1: CAF Organizational Structure The Croatian Army Signal Regiment will be reorganized as a General Staff substaff unit and redesigned as the Center for Communication and Information Systems. Signal Battalion will become a subordinate unit under the command of the Army Commander. The Center for Electronic Reconnaissance as a General Staff sub-staff unit and a part of the Croatian Army Military Intelligence Battalion will be reorganized and combined into a General Staff sub-staff unit redesigned as the Intelligence Operations Center. The remainder of the Croatian Army Military Intelligence Battalion will be reorganized and become a part of the Guard Brigade Military Intelligence Companies. By the end of 2017 the reorganized Armed Forces will comprise up to 15,000 employees and up to 400 military Cadets. The current Branch and Service structure of the Armed Forces will be basically retained, apart from downsizing and organizational changes referred to above. The Armed Forces will consist of the Croatian Army (CA), Croatian Navy (CN), Croatian Air Force and Air Defense (CAF&AD), Croatian Defense Academy (CDA), Support Command (SC), Special Operations Forces Command (SOFCOM), Court Martial (CM), Military Representations (MRs) and the following Sub-Staff Units (SSUs): • Intelligence Operations Center (IOC), • Military Police Regiment (MPR), • Honor Guard Battalion (HGB), • Center for Communication and Information Systems (CCIS), • Personnel Management Center (PMC) • CAF General Staff Support Unit (CAF GS SU). ARMED FORCES STRUCTURE Based on the findings and recommendations of the Strategic Defense Review, the Armed Forces Organizational Structure will be formed as shown in Figure 1. CAF General Staff (CAF GS) is a joint body of the Croatian Armed Forces organized within the Ministry of Defense. It has a responsibility to prepare command, use and employ the Armed Forces. 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