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Military of Slovenia

CountrySlovenia
NameSlovenian Army
Native NameSlovenska vojska
Founded1991
Dates1991-1994 Territorial Defense of Slovenia
BranchesSlovenian Navy
Slovenian Air Force
Slovenian Ground Army
HeadquartersLjubljana
Commander-in-chiefDanilo Türk (president of Slovenia)
MinisterLjubica Jelušič
CommanderAlojz Šteiner (Major General)
Age18
ConscriptionAbolished in 2003
Manpower Data2005 est.
Manpower Age17 (voluntary)
Available496,929
Fit405,593
Active7,600 (professional soldiers) (ranked 123rd)
Reserve1,700 (contract reserve soldiers)
DeployedKosovo -321 Afghanistan -90 Bosnia and Herzegovina-29 Lebanon-14 Macedonia-6 Serbia-3 Syria-2 Somalia -2
Amount- 507,780,067 (2010)
Percent GDP1.6% (2009)
HistorySlovenian War of Independence
Slovenian Territorial Defence
RanksSlovenian military ranks

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The Military of Slovenia consists of the Slovenian Armed Forces (also Slovenian Army; officially Slovene Slovenska vojska; SAF/SV). The SAF are the armed forces of Slovenia. Since 2003, it is organized as a fully professional standing army. The Commander-in-Chief of the SAF is the President of the Republic of Slovenia (Danilo Türk), while operational command is in the domain of the Chief of the General Staff of the Slovenian Armed Forces, the position being held since 2009 by Alojz Šteiner.

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Current Mission Organization Country Nr. of personnel
ALTHEA EUFOR Bosnia and Herzegovina 25
Joint Enterprise NATO Bosnia and Herzegovina 2
Joint Enterprise NATO Kosovo 387
CENTCOM NATO U.S. 1
UNTSO United Nations Syria 2
ISAF NATO Afghanistan 88
UNIFIL UN Lebanon 14
Joint Enterprise NATO Serbia 3

Former Mission Operation Country Organization Nr. of personnel Time
ALBA Operation Sunrise Albania OSCE 21 May � July 1997
UNFICYP / Cyprus United Nations 29 September 1997-June 2001
ALBA Operation Allied Harbour Albania NATO 26 May � July 1999
UNMIK / Kosovo United Nations 1 October 1999-December 2001
OHR / Bosnia and Herzegovina United Nations 1 July 2001-January 2003
? Operation Concordia Republic of Macedonia European Union 1 March 2003
MLF Operation Joint Guardian Kosovo NATO 11 November 2003-May 2004
/ Nato support to Pakistan Pakistan NATO 2 November 2005-January 2006

International military exercises Country Organization Nr. of personnel Time
Cooperative Nugget 1997 Fort Polk, U.S. Partnership for Peace/NATO 1997
Cooperative Adventure Exchange '98 Slovenia NATO 1998
Cooperative Key 2002 2002
Cunning Wassel 2002 2002
Clever Ferret 2003 2003
Elite 2003 2003

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