 In 1992, he and Ante Gotovina were the chief commanders of the Livno front and the large area of military operations covering the northern and central Dalmatia, southern Bosnia and Herzegovina.His biggest strategic successes include the planning of major operations in Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina (Operation Flash, Operation Storm, Operation South Move) and the fight against enemy intelligence, as well as the incursions into the enemy camp - the most spectacular being the wiretapping of Slobodan Milošević in his Belgrade headquarters.He continued his career in the Croatian Army, becoming a rear admiral and finally an admiral in 2000.