Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina (OSBiH; Oružane snage BiH; Оружане снаге БиХ) is the official military force of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

It was founded in 2005 and composed of two founding armies: Croat-Bosniak Army of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Bosnian Serb Army of Republika Srpska. The Ministry of Defense of Bosnia and Herzegovina, founded in 2004, is in charge of the Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

  • Chairman of the Joint Staff - Lt. General Sifet Podžić
  • Commander of the Operational Command - General Vlado Džoić
  • Minister of Defense - Nikola Radovanović

Structure of Military Forces:

  • 10,000 Professional Soldiers
  • 1,000 Civilian Staff
  • 5,000 Reserve Forces

Location's of Military Forces:

  • Joint Command and Operational Command - Sarajevo
  • Support Command - Banja Luka
  • 3 Infentry Brigades - Tuzla, Banja Luka, and Čapljin
  • Air Forces Brigade - Banja Luka
  • Tactical Brigade - Sarajevo
  • Infentry Battalions - Banja Luci, Bihać, Bijeljina, Bileć, Čapljin, Kiseljak, Livno, Orašje, Prijedor, Tuzla ,Ustikolin and Zenica
  • Helicopter Battalion - Sarajevo and Banja Luka
  • Air Defense Battalion - Sarajevo
  • Air Reconesens Battalion - Banja Luka
  • Air Support Battalion - Sarajevo and Banja Luka
  • Artillery Battalion - Doboj, Mostar and Žepče
  • Army Intelligence and Army Police Battalion - Butilama
  • Armered Battalion - Tuzla
  • Demining Battalion - Bugojno
  • Logistics Bases - Doboju and Sarajevo


Military: (Information from CIA World Fact Book)

  • Military Branches: All branches are combined in to the OSBiH; Air, Land, and Mechinized Forces.
  • Manpower available for military service:
  • males age 18-49: 1,119,508
  • females age 18-49: 1,079,435 (2005 est.)
  • Manpower fit for military service:
  • males age 18-49: 910,539
  • females age 18-49: 881,446 (2005 est.)
  • Manpower reaching military service age annually:
  • males age 18-49: 32,942
  • females age 18-49: 31,466 (2005 est.)
  • Military expenditures - dollar figure:$234.3 million (FY02)
  • Military expenditures - percent of GDP:4.5% (FY02)


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