In October 1992, he was appointed Commander of the Split Operative Zone of the Croatian Army, which was later re-named the Split Military District, and held that post until March 1996.
U listopadu 1992. godine postavljen je za zapovjednika Operativne zone Split u Hrvatskoj vojsci, koja je kasnije preimenovana u Splitski vojni okrug, i ostao je na toj funkciji do ožujka 1996. godine.