FAMILY NAME: URBANČ
NAME: ROMAN
NATIONALITY: Slovenian
RANK: Major General (OF-7)
CURRENT DUTY: Force Commander, SAF Force Command
EDUCATION:
2016: Master’s Degree in Defence Studies (Faculty of Social Sciences);
2014: International Capstone Course (IASD, Rome Italy);
2008-2009: General Staff Course (Command and Staff School);
2000-2003: Faculty of Economics, Economics – Marketing;
1999-2000: Senior Staff Course (Command and Staff School);
1987-1991: Faculty of Natural Sciences and Engineering, Chemical Engineering – Paper Engineering;
1989: Command Staff Course;
1986-1987: Officer Training, NBC Defence School (Kruševac, SRB).
DUTIES:
Civilian duties: /
Commander’s duties:
2022-2023: Force Commander of SAF;
2021-2022: Deputy Chief of the General Staff of SAF;
2015-2017: Brigade Commander (1st Brigade)
2007-2009: Deputy Brigade Commander (1st Brigade);
2003-2005: Battalion Commander (45th Armoured Battalion);
2001-2003: Training Battalion Commander (122th Training Battalion);
1999-2001: Battalion Commander (24th Armoured Battalion);
1997-1998: Assistant to Commander (Armoured mechanized Unit)
1994-1997: Company Commander (24th Armoured Mechanized Battalion);
1988: Platoon Leader (CPS NBC Company).
Staff duties:
2013-2015: Deputy Chief of Staff, Operation in SAF General Staff;
2005-2007: Chief of S-7 section in SAF General Staff (Education and Training);
1998-1999: Staff Officer S-3.
ACTIVITIES ABROAD:
2017-2021: National Military Representative at SHAPE and Deputy Military Representative to NATO and the EU (SHAPE, Belgium).
2010-2013: Deputy National Military Representative at SHAPE (SHAPE, Belgium);
2009-2010: Chief of InfoOPS (EUFOR HQ, Sarajevo)
FOREIGN LANGUAGES:
English;
Serbo-Croatian, active