Commander of Defence League Lieutenant Colonel Raivo Lumiste


Lieutenant Colonel RAIVO LUMISTE

Birthday and year: 01 AUG 1969 in Pärnu

Family: Married, two sons

Civil/military education:
2004-2005 Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth , USA
2000 Infantry officers Career Course, Fort Benning, USA
1993 Estonian Defense Forces HQ Officers Training course
1990-1991 Tallinn Navy School, fishing fleet seamen
1977-1988 Pärnu High school

Military career:
2006 Lieutenant Colonel
2001 Major
1998 Captain
1995 1st Lieutenant
1994 2nd Lieutenant
1993 Ensign

Service:
04.2006-09.2006 CO of the 1st Infantry Brigade
12.2005-02.2006 Iraqi Multinational Corps, operation “Iraqi Freedom”
11.2003- 04.2006 COS of the 1st Infantry Brigade
01.2003-10.2003 Commander of Baltic Battalion
06.2001-12.2002 Battalion commander, Kuperjanovi Single Infantry Battalion
01.2001-05.2001 EDF HQ Operations Department Planning section senior staff officer
07.1997-12.2000 Battalion commander, Pärnu Single Infantry Battalion
08.1994-07.1997 Company commander, Pärnu Single Infantry Battalion
12.1993-07.1994 Platoon commander, Pärnu Single Infantry Battalion            
01.1993-07.1993 Acting platoon leader, Pärnu Single Infantry Battalion
10.1992-01.1993 Squad leader, Kuperjanovi Single Infantry Battalion
06.1988-06.1990 military service in Soviet Army (conscript)  

Military training :
10.2003 OPP course, Tartu, Estonia
02-12.2000 Infantry mobility, tactics and techniques course, Infantry School, USA
08.-10.1998 Staff officers course, Netherlands
10.1996 Company Commander's course, Army Combat School, Denmark
08-09.1996 The Company Commanders Leadership Course, Lithuania
05.1995 Democratic Leadership course, (Sweden), Lohusalu, Estonia
03.1995 Democratic Leadership course, (Sweden), Lohusalu, Estonia
07-12.1993 Estonian Defense Forces (EDF) HQ Officers Training course

Estonian Decorations :
Combat Action Badge
The Bronze Star Medal
5th class Military Order of the C ross of the Eagle
Order of Estonian Defence Forces
Medal of Merit, 10 years of Re-established Defence Forces
Badge of M erit of Peace Operations Battalion
Badge of the Merit of Lithuanian Defense Forces
White Cross of Estonian Defense League
Officers Golden Cross

Security Clearance Certificate:
National Security NATO Security

Languages:
English: SLP 3333