Description
Brigadier General Wojciech Ozga has built an extensive career in multinational defense
and security cooperation, serving across national, NATO and UN missions in Europe and
Middle East. A seasoned leader with deep expertise in operational planning, defense resource management, and Alliance's strategy, he has contributed to NATO’s adaptation
in response to evolving security challenges, including post-Crimea Assurance and Adaptation Measures and subsequent collective defense plans. His service includes senior assignments
at NATO Headquarters (NATO HQ), Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE), Joint Force Command Naples (JFCN) as well as within the General Staff of the Polish Armed Forces and the Polish Air Force. He was deeply engaged in preparing and implementing
the outcomes of NATO Summits in Wales, Warsaw, Brussels, Madrid, Vilnius and Washington which directly shaped advanced planning, allied command/force structures, and collective security measures. Brigadier General Ozga has served as the first Commander of the NATO-UKR Joint Analysis, Training and Education Center (JATEC) in Bydgoszcz, Poland - leading
the Center to its full establishment in July 2026, the Counsellor to the POL Chief of Defense, as the Deputy Polish Military Representative to NATO & EU Military Committees and
as the Polish National Military Representative to SHAPE. Currently at the General Command of the Polish Armed Forces. He has been decorated with national, NATO, and UN honors, including the Golden Cross of Merit of the Republic of Poland, the NATO Medals for Service in Kosovo and the Former Yugoslavia, as well as the UNIFIL Medal for Service in Lebanon.
Born in Puławy, Poland, Brigadier General Ozga is married to Urszula with two children, Dominika and Konrad.
