oslav ia , ▁a ▁cadre ▁staff ▁consisting ▁of ▁former ▁J NA ▁officers ▁began ▁to ▁prepare ▁for ▁the ▁defence ▁of ▁Bos nia ▁and ▁Herz egov ina . ▁On ▁ 8 ▁April ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁the ▁Pres iden cy ▁of ▁Bos nia ▁and ▁Herz egov ina ▁transformed ▁the ▁existing ▁Social ist ▁Republic ▁of ▁Bos nia ▁and ▁Herz egov ina ▁TO ▁( T er itor ij al na ▁O db ran a - T er rit orial ▁Def ence ) ▁into ▁the ▁TO ▁of ▁Bos nia ▁and ▁Herz egov ina . ▁ ▁In ▁mid - A pril ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁the ▁P oto č ari ▁TO ▁was ▁established , ▁and ▁Ori ć ▁became ▁its ▁Commander . ▁In ▁May ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Cris is ▁Staff ▁of ▁the ▁TO ▁S re br en ica ▁appointed ▁him ▁as ▁the ▁Commander , ▁which ▁Se fer ▁Hal il ović , ▁Chief ▁of ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Command ▁Staff ▁of ▁the ▁Army ▁of ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁Bos nia ▁and ▁Herz egov ina ▁( AR Bi H ), ▁officially ▁confirmed ▁in ▁June . ▁Ori ć ▁also ▁became ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁War ▁Pres iden cy ▁in ▁S re br en ica ▁upon ▁its ▁creation ▁on ▁ 1 ▁July . ▁ ▁Army ▁of ▁Bos nia ▁and ▁Herz egov ina ▁( Se ptember ▁ 1 9 9 2 – 1 9 9 5 ) ▁In ▁September , ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁the ▁S re br en ica ▁TO ▁H Q ▁was ▁renamed ▁the