Major General Roman Urbanč

Force Commander Slovenian Armed Forces

Major General Roman Urbanč was born in 1967. He joined the Slovenian Armed Forces in 1994. He graduated from the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Technology and the Faculty of Economics. He obtained a Master's degree in Defence Studies from the Faculty of Social Sciences in Ljubljana.

Education:  1986 – 1987 Officer Training, NBC Defence School, Kruševac, Serbia (YUG).  1989 Command Staff Course.  1987 – 1991 Faculty of Natural Sciences and Engineering, Chemical Engineering – Paper Engineering.  1999 – 2000 Senior Staff Course (Command and Staff School).  2000 – 2003 Faculty of Economics, Economics – Marketing.  2008 – 2009 General Staff Course (Command and Staff School).  2014 International Capstone Course (IASD, Rome, Italy).  2016 Master's Degree in Defence Studies (Faculty of Social Sciences).

Assignments in the SAF:  1988 Platoon Leader (CPS NBC Company, Krško, Training Centre, Cerklje ob Krki).  1994 Company Commander (24th Armoured Mechanized Battalion, Cerklje ob Krki).  1997 Assistant to Commander, Armoured Mechanized Unit (2nd Regional Command; Novo mesto).  1998 Staff Officer, S3, and Deputy Commander (24th Armoured Battalion; Cerklje ob Krki).  1999 Battalion Commander (24 th Armoured Battalion; Cerklje ob Krki).  2001 Training Battalion Commander (122th Training Battalion; Novo mesto).  2003 Battalion Commander (45th Armoured Battalion; Pivka).  2005 Branch Chief, J7 (Education and Training/SAF General Staff, Ljubljana).  2007 Deputy Commander (1st Brigade; Ljubljana).  2009 Branch Chief, InfoOps (EUFOR HQ; Sarajevo).  2010 Deputy National Military Representative (SHAPE; Belgium).  2013 Deputy Chief of Staff, Operations (General Staff; Ljubljana).  2015 Brigade Commander (1st Brigade; Ljubljana).  2017 National Military Representative at SHAPE and Deputy Military Representative to NATO and the EU (Belgium).  2021 Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Slovenian Armed Forces.  Since August 2022 Force Commander of the Slovenian Armed Forces.

Awards and Decorations:  Silver Medal of Civil Protection.  Commemoration Medal 1991 War for Slovenia (5th and 10th anniversaries).  Bronze Plaque of the 3rd Operational Command.  Bronze Medal of the Slovenian Armed Forces.  Silver Badge of the 72nd Brigade.  Commendation of the Chief of the General Staff of the Slovenian Armed Forces.  Gold Badge of the 122nd Training Battalion.  Bronze Medal of General Maister.  Gold Medal of the 1st Brigade.  Silver Order of Merit.  Silver Plaque of the 17th Military Police Battalion.  EU Memorial Badge.  Silver Medal of the Slovenian Armed Forces.  In the Service of Peace Medal (EUFOR).  Medal for Cooperation of the Italian Minister of Defence.  Medal for Cooperation of the Austrian Minister of Defence and Sports.