Od februara do aprila 1992, Gotovina je bio zamjenik komandanta Specijalne jedinice Glavnog štaba Hrvatske vojske, nakon toga preuzevši šestomjesečni zadatak u Hrvatskom vijeću odbrane.
From February to April 1992, Gotovina was deputy commander of the Special Unit of the Croatian Army Main Staff, afterwards taking on a six-month assignment with the Croatian Defence Council.