IrishGunner Posted December 30, 2013 Posted December 30, 2013 MORiS Specialna Brigada - Ministarstvo za Obrambo Republike Slovenije (MORiS) Ministry of Defense Republic of Slovenia Special Brigade from the early 1990s. This was Slovenia's first military unit after independence and the forerunner of today's special forces. The tab Kočevska Reka commemorates one of the battles in Slovenia's War for Independence in 1991.
IrishGunner Posted December 30, 2013 Author Posted December 30, 2013 Prior to NATO membership in 2004, Slovenia's armed forces were based on territorial defense. This is a territorial defense patch from the Dolenjska Military District; southern part of country on border with Croatia. Known for it's mountains and bears.
IrishGunner Posted December 30, 2013 Author Posted December 30, 2013 (edited) This tab is worn by Slovene armed forces members who are "Veteran" of the 1991 War of Independence Edited December 30, 2013 by IrishGunner
IrishGunner Posted December 30, 2013 Author Posted December 30, 2013 (edited) 1. Brigada ... located in the capital of Ljubljana This patch is a late 1990s version. Edited December 30, 2013 by IrishGunner
IrishGunner Posted December 30, 2013 Author Posted December 30, 2013 (edited) Poveljstvo Sil Slovenske Vojske (SV) = Force Command Slovenian Army. This version is from around 2003. This was the operational command from 2003-2013. Located at Ivana Cankarja Barracks in Vrhnika, This is now called... Joint Operations Center or "Združeni operativni center" Edited to add: Lapel pin Edited December 31, 2013 by IrishGunner
IrishGunner Posted December 30, 2013 Author Posted December 30, 2013 (edited) 20th Motorized Battalion ... patch is from 2004-05. Located in Celje, Slovenia. 2004-2013 subordinate to 1. Brigade. Now it's subordinate to 72. Brigada and called a regiment... 20. pehotni polk ... 20. Infantry Regiment Edited to add: Lapel pin Edited December 31, 2013 by IrishGunner
IrishGunner Posted December 30, 2013 Author Posted December 30, 2013 Multinational Land Force is a brigade formed around units from Italy, Slovenia, and Hungary; headquarters is in Udine, Italy. The Italian brigade is the Brigata Alpina "Julia". This patch is from 2004-2005 and came with the 20. Motorized Battalion patch above - when the 20. Motorized Battalion was Slovenia's contribution to the brigade. Now I believe the 132. Mountain Regiment is Slovenia's contribution to the MLF. The flags of the three countries make up the edge of the patch.
IrishGunner Posted December 30, 2013 Author Posted December 30, 2013 (edited) 45. Tank Battalion ... 45. oklepnega bataljona ... located in Pivka, Slovenia. This was one of the territorial units that was formed from two former tank units (44. Tank Battalion "Wolfs" and the 54. Tank Battalion). Now it continues as the 45. Center for Tracked Vehicles, subordinate to 157. Logistics Regiment. Slovenia really can't afford large armored forces and as a member of NATO really has no need... But this continues at least some armor capability for national defense. These patches date from ca. 2004... Color and subdued. Edited December 30, 2013 by IrishGunner
IrishGunner Posted December 30, 2013 Author Posted December 30, 2013 (edited) 211. Logistics Battalion, located in Kranj, Slovenia. This unit is no longer active. Edited to add: Lapel pin... Edited December 31, 2013 by IrishGunner
IrishGunner Posted December 30, 2013 Author Posted December 30, 2013 Center vojaških šol - Center of Military Schools Subdued version...
IrishGunner Posted December 31, 2013 Author Posted December 31, 2013 (edited) 18. BRKBO = 18. bataljon za jedrsko, radiološko, kemično in biološko obrambo Slovenske vojske ... or in English... 18. NBC Defense Battalion Another deactivated unit; NBC units are now in a special troops formation within each brigade... This patch dates from 2004-2005 when this unit was at the forefront of Slovenia's entry into NATO.. subdued version. Edited to add: Lapel pin Edited December 31, 2013 by IrishGunner
IrishGunner Posted December 31, 2013 Author Posted December 31, 2013 Logistics Command of the Slovenian Armed Forces; patch dates from 2004-05. This formation is now a "Logistična brigada". Located at Kranj, Slovenia.
IrishGunner Posted December 31, 2013 Author Posted December 31, 2013 This is a lapel pin which represents the 1. Brigade insignia from about 2003 onwards. This is also appears as the brigade's beret badge.
IrishGunner Posted December 31, 2013 Author Posted December 31, 2013 Slovenian Air Force... Pilot wings lapel pin and Bell 206 helicopter lapel pin. Slovenian 15th Wing Command (previously 15th Air Brigade) has at least 4 Bell 206 airframes...
IrishGunner Posted December 31, 2013 Author Posted December 31, 2013 The first pin...commemorates the move from a conscript Army beginning in 1991 to a professional Army in 2003... Pridruži se nam! was a recruiting slogan when the Slovenian Armed Forces decided to end conscription in 2003 and begin an all professional military. This pin was handed out at recruiting publicity events... (It basically translates as... "Join us!")
IrishGunner Posted December 31, 2013 Author Posted December 31, 2013 Lapel pin of the Zveza veteranov vojne za Slovenijo - ZVVS from the village of Štore This organization is a veterans group from Slovenia's war for independence in 1991...
IrishGunner Posted December 31, 2013 Author Posted December 31, 2013 Lapel pin of ZSČ = Zveza slovenskih častnikov A Slovenian Reserve Officer veterans organization...
IrishGunner Posted December 31, 2013 Author Posted December 31, 2013 Lapel pin for the Slovenian NGO - International Trust Fund for Demining and Mine Victim Assistance ITF Enhancing Human Security (ITF), previously known as International Trust Fund for Demining and Mine Victim Assistance, is a humanitarian, non-profit organization devoted to the elimination of threat from post-conflict and disruptive challenges, including landmines, explosive remnants of war (ERW) and the illicit ownership and use of small arms and light weapons (SALW), in South East Europe (SE Europe) and other affected regions in the world.
IrishGunner Posted December 31, 2013 Author Posted December 31, 2013 (edited) Flag lapel pins... US and one for the Verification Centre of the Slovenia Ministry of Defense; responsible for arms control agreements. And an EU flag; Slovenia joined the EU in 2004, Edited December 31, 2013 by IrishGunner
IrishGunner Posted December 31, 2013 Author Posted December 31, 2013 Lapel pin of civilian Slovenian Intelligence and Security Agency = Slovenska obveščevalno-varnostna agencija; SOVA or Sova, which in Slovenian means the bird "Owl" SOVA is Slovenia's CIA...
IrishGunner Posted December 31, 2013 Author Posted December 31, 2013 General Staff Slovenia Armed Forces pin
IrishGunner Posted January 1, 2014 Author Posted January 1, 2014 Badges for the Mountain School of the Slovenian Armed Forces = Gorska šola Slovenske vojske
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