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.
Od februara do aprila 1992. godine Gotovina je bio zamenik komandanta Specijalne jedinice Glavnog štaba Hrvatske vojske, nakon čega je preuzeo šestomesečnu dužnost u Hrvatskom veću odbrane.