FIRST DEPUTY CHIEF OF GENERAL STAFF

 

Lieutenant General Jaromir Zuna, MSc., Ph.D.

Biography

  • Marital Status: married
  • Wife: Hana
  • Date of Birth: 26 November 1960
  • Place of Birth: Prilepy, Kromeriz district, Czech Republic

Education:

  • 1976 - 1980
    Military High School at Opava
  • 1980 - 1984
    Army College at Vyskov, speciality in command-engineer cavalry
  • 1985 - 1988
    Distance study of the Arabic language, a course at the Military Academy in Brno
  • 1993
    Canadian Forces Academy of Leadership and Languages, Camp Borden, Ontario, Canada
  • 1995
    Infantry Officers Advanced Course, the US Army Infantry School, Fort Benning, Georgia, USA
  • 1995
    English course, Defense Language Institute, Lackland, Texas, USA
  • 1998
    Combined Humanitarian Assistance Response Training Course, Center of Excellence in Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance, USA
  • 1998 - 1999
    Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, USA
  • 2000 - 2001
    Operations Staff Course, Security Policy and Defence Management, Military Academy in Brno
  • 2005 - 2006
    National Defense University, National War College, Washington, D.C., USA
  • 2007
    International Commanding Officer's Course, Norwegian Defence International Course, Oslo, Norway
  • 2008
    ESDP Pilot Course on Security Sector Reform, European Security and Defence College
  • 2010
    The Joint and Combined Warfighting School (JCWS), Joint Forces Staff College, National Defense University, Washington, D.C., Norfolk, USA
  • 2010
    Postgraduate doctor studies, University of Defence in Brno

Language skills:

  • English
  • Russian
  • French
  • Arabic

Service career:

  • 1984 - 1985
    Platoon leader, Faculty of Cavalry, Army College (AC) at Vyskov
  • 1985 - 1986
    Chief of the year-class students at the Faculty of Cavalry, AC
  • 1986 - 1987
    Deputy Chief of Department of school units at the Faculty of Cavalry, AC
  • 1987 - 1990
    Chief of Staff, Battalion of School Units at the Faculty of Cavalry, AC
  • 1990 - 1991
    Chief of the Education and Culture Group at the Faculty of Cavalry, AC
  • 1991 - 1993
    Deputy Chief of the Department of School Units at AC
  • 1993 - 1994
    Battalion Commander, 2nd-4th year students of the School Brigade at AC
  • 1994 - 1996
    Commander of the School Battalion of higher grades of the School Brigade at AC
  • 1996
    Senior staff officer, 2nd Canadian Multinational Brigade, IFOR, Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • 1996 – 1997
    Chief of Operations - Deputy Commander of the 6th Mechanised Battalion, IFOR/SFOR, Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • 1997 - 1998
    Aide-de-camp to the Chief of General Staff
  • 1999
    Chief of Mobilisation and Recruiting Branch - Deputy Chief of Staff, 21st Territorial Defence Headquarters, Prague
  • 1999 - 2000
    Chief of the Concepts and Analyses Section - Deputy Chief, NATO Integration Department, Operations Staff of the General Staff
  • 2000 - 2001
    Chief of the Concepts and Analyses Section - Deputy Chief of Foreign Activities Department, Future Planning Division, General Staff
  • 2001 - 2002
    Senior Liaison Officer at TRADOC, Czech National Representation in ACLANT, USA
  • 2002 - 2003
    Commander of Organisational Element for build-up of the 4th Training and Doctrines Command at the Military Academy
  • 2003
    Chief of Staff, 4th Command for Training and Doctrines at the Military Academy
  • 2003 - 2004
    Chief of Staff of the Training and Doctrines Directorate, Support and Training Forces Command
  • 2004 - 2005
    Deputy Director of the Training and Doctrines Directorate, Support and Training Forces Command
  • 2006
    Director of the MoD Reconnaissance and Electronic Warfare Department
  • 2006 - 2007
    Deputy Chief of Staff, Support and Training Forces Command
  • 2007 - 2008
    Director of the Training and Doctrines Directorate
  • 2009 - 2010
    Commander of the Training Command - Military Academy
  • 1 Jul 2009 - 31 Dec 2009
    Chief of Staff, EU BG CZ/SVK
  • 8 May 2010
    promoted Brigadier General
  • 1 Aug 2010 - 31 Nov 2012
    Chief of Staff, NATO Joint Force Training Centre, Bydgoszcz, Poland
  • 1 Dec 2012 - 31 Jun 2013
    Deputy Commander, NATO Joint Force Training Centre, Bydgoszcz, Poland
  • 1 Aug 2013 - 30 Sep 2015
    Director of the Czech Armed Forces Logistics Agency
  • 1 Oct 2015
    Director of the MoD Support Division
  • 8 May 2016
    promoted Major General
  • 1 Jan 2019
    First Deputy Chief of General Staff
  • 8 May 2019
    promoted Lieutenant General

Decorations:

  • "In Service for Nation" Medal
  • NATO Medal "In Service for Peace and Freedom"
  • Commemorative Badge "In Service for Peace"
  • Honorary Commemorative Badge "In Service in SFOR Mission"
  • Medal of Minister of Defence of the Czech Republic "In Service Abroad"
  • Honorary Commemorative Badge "50 Years of NATO"
  • Czech Armed Forces Medal, Class III
  • The Cross of Merit of Minister of Defence of the Czech Republic, Class III
  • NATO Commemorative Badge 1999 - 2004
  • The Cross of Merit of Minister of Defence of the Czech Republic, Class II
  • Czech Armed Forces Medal, Class II
  • NATO Commemorative Badge 1999 - 2009
  • Service Medal of the Armed Forces of the Czech Republic, Class I

Children:

  • sons Ondrej and Jaromir

Hobbies:

  • Fishing, hiking/trekking, literature

    Updated: 15. 5. 2019