At the proposal of the Commander of the Defence Forces, Minister of Defence Hannes Hanso appointed Commander Roman Lukas as the new Commander of the Support Command of the Estonian Defence Forces, as of 21 June.
Commander Lukas has served in a number of different positions within the Logistics and Operations Departments of the Headquarters of the Defence Forces and as the Chief of Staff of the Logistics Department of the Navy. In addition, he has served as the commander of various services within the Defence Forces Logistics Centre and developed defence related cooperation while serving as the Estonian Defence Attaché to the Federal Republic of Germany. As of 2014, Commander Lukas has served as the Chief of Staff of the Support Command of the Estonian Defence Forces and as of this spring he has also performed the duties of the Commander of the Support Command of the Estonian Defence Forces.
Roman Lukas is a graduate of the Tallinn Naval School and Tallinn Polytechnic Institute; he has studied in the admiral staff course at the Bundeswehr Command and Staff College. In addition, he has improved himself through various courses in the field of logistics.
Lt. Col. Kalev Koidumäe, the first Commander of the Support Command of the Estonian Defence Forces, established in 2014, will continue his service in the Ministry of Defence.
The Support Command of the Estonian Defence Forces organises the operations necessary to ensure the daily functioning of the Defence Forces, starting with procurements and logistics and ending with support services and the Orchestra of the Defence Forces. The Support Command is comprised of 11 structural units: Headquarters of the Support Command, Defence Material Division, Estate Service, Procurement Service, Accounting Centre, Movement and Transportation Service, Medical Centre, Personnel Support Services Centre, Orchestra, Logistics Battalion and the Logistics School.