Military Service for Security and Intelligence

**Military Service for Security and Intelligence**
Воена служба за бесбедност и разузнавање; Сектор - Воена служба за безбедност и разузнавање
Agency overview
Formed	May 26, 1992
Preceding agencies	KOS; OZNA;
Jurisdiction	North Macedonia
Headquarters	Skopje, North Macedonia
Employees	Classified
Annual budget	Classified
Ministers responsible	Slavjanka Petrovska, Minister of Defense;
Agency executive	Colonel Nikola Kiskoski (Director);
Parent agency	Ministry of Defence
Child agency	G2 General Staff;
Website	www.morm.gov.mk

The Military Service for Security and Intelligence of North Macedonia is an intelligence office within the Ministry of Defence of North Macedonia.^[3]

Mission

Planning, analyzing, processing and dissemination of intelligence data in order to protect the territorial integrity, independence and the border interests of the Republic of Macedonia in accordance with the Constitution, Law on defence and the national security and defence concept of the Republic of Macedonia

Planning, analyzing, processing and dissemination of intelligence data required to participate in peace support and NATO-led conflict prevention operations

Intelligence support of humanitarian operations and peace support operations in dealing with natural disasters and humanitarian crises.

Tasks

Military intelligence

Plans, organizes and conducts intelligence support required for the decision making process of the GS of ARM during ARM participation in various operations in Macedonia and abroad;

Manages Intelligence data to suit the needs of the GS of ARM in preparation, plans and executes various operations;

Plans, coordinates and synchronizes intelligence operations in subordinate commands and units;

Plans, organizes and conducts Intelligence preparation of the battle field (IPB) for military and operations other than war in Macedonia and abroad.

Counter intelligence

Plans, organizes and implements CI measures in MOD and Armed forces;

Detects hostile intelligence capacities for data collection;

Recognizes hostile intelligence capabilities to interfere in hostile influence;

Provides CI operations for force protection.

Security

Recognizes critical physical security points

Coordinates and conducts security examination and control

Staff planning

Plans and decision making process support

Supports the planning process and maintains functional connections with MSSI(Military Sector for Security and Intelligence) in order to provide relevant intelligence data and analysis

Supports the duties and responsibilities in the GS scope of work aimed at supporting the mission

Responsible for planning and execution of intelligence exercises security

Trains subordinates

Organisation

Directors

#	Name	Mandate commenced on	Mandate finished on
1	Aleksandar Bocinov^[4]	?	?
2	Sasho Mijalkov^[5]^[6]	?	?
3	Milisav Tashtanovski^[7]^[8]	?	?
4	Vladimir Pivovarov^[9]	2002	2004
5	Col Risto Gjorgjiev^[10]^[11]	2004	2006
6	Dr Ferdinand Odzakov^[12]^[13]	2007	2015