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This article represents the structure of the Swiss Armed Forces as of 1 January 2018:
Chief of the Armed Forces, in Bern [1] [2] (
) Chief of the Armed Forces Chief of Staff ()
Joint Operations Command / Deputy Chief of the Armed Forces, in Bern [3] ()
Training Command, in Bern ()
Armed Forces Command Support Organisation, in Bern ()
Armed Forces Logistics Organisation, in Bern () Armed Forces Staff, in Bern () [4] )))Other Swiss general officers are: [1]
The Medical Service (German : Sanität) consists of the following organizational units [5]
) The Joint Operations Command (German : Kommando Operationen, French : Commandement des Opérations, Italian : Comando Operazioni) is responsible for planning and conducting Swiss Armed Forces operations. [6]
Joint Operations Command, in Bern () [7] Deputy Commander Joint Operations Command, in Bern () Joint Operations Command Staff, in Bern ()
Land Forces, in Bern () 
Air Force, in Bern () 
Air Force Training and Education Brigade, at Payerne Air Base ()
33rd Anti-aircraft Training Unit, at Emmen Air Base ()
1st Territorial Division, in Morges ()
2nd Territorial Division, in Aarau ()
3rd Territorial Division, in Altdorf ()
4th Territorial Division, in St. Gallen ()
Military Police Command, in Sitten ()
Military Intelligence Service / Preventive Armed Forces Protection Service, in Bern ()
Special Forces Command, in Rivera 
SWISSINT Competence Centre, in Oberdorf The deputy commanders of the Land Forces, Air Force, and the four territorial divisions are brigadier generals.
The Land Forces (German : Heer, French : Forces terrestres, Italian : Forze terrestri) commands the armed forces' maneuver formations.
Land Forces, in Bern 
The 1st Mechanised Brigade is based in the French-speaking Romandy region and the Canton of Bern.
1st Mechanised Brigade (French : Brigade mécanisée 1), in Morges [9] The 4th Mechanised Brigade is based in central Switzerland, with the 49th Artillery Group based in the Italian-speaking Canton of Ticino.
4th Mechanised Brigade (German : Mechanisierte Brigade 4), in Liestal [10] 
The 11th Mechanised Brigade is based in the Eastern part of German-speaking Switzerland.
11th Mechanised Brigade (German : Mechanisierte Brigade 11), in Chur [11] The battalions of the Land Forces field the following subunits:
Air Force (German : Luftwaffe), in Bern [17] 
Air Force Operations Centre, at Dübendorf Air Base 
The Air Force Training and Education Brigade (French : Brigade d'instruction et d'entraînement des Forces aériennes) trains the air force's personnel. [19] [20]
Air Force Training and Education Brigade, at Payerne Air Base Air Force Training and Education Brigade Staff (French : Etat-major brigade d'instruction et d'entraînement des Forces aériennes), at Payerne Air Base [21] The groups of the Air Force Training and Education Brigade field the following subunits:
The Airfield Command Alpnach/Dübendorf (German : Flugplatzkommando Alpnach/Dübendorf) consists of two helicopter formations. [25]
Airfield Command Emmen (German : Flugplatzkommando Emmen) besides its own flying squadrons also hosts units of the Air Force Training and Education Brigade and the Patrouille Suisse aerobatic team. [26]
Airfield Command Locarno (Italian : Comando d'aerodromo Locarno) hosts and supports the 85th Air Force Pilots School, maintains the PC-6 Porter, PC-7 Turbo Trainer, and PC-9 planes, and hosts the parachute training of the Swiss Armed Forces. [28]
Airfield Command Meiringen/Bern (German : Flugplatzkommando Meiringen/Bern) is one of two fighter bases of the air force. The command also supports the Swiss Federal Government's Air Transport Service at Bern Airport. [17] [29]
Airfield Command Payerne (French : Commandement base aérienne Payerne) is one of two fighter bases of the air force. The command also supports the Swiss Federal Government's Air Transport Service at Bern Airport. [17] [30]
The 33rd Anti-aircraft Training Unit (German : Lehrverband Fliegerabwehr 33) trains the armed forces' air defense troops. [31] In wartime the guided missiles groups' fire units would be dispersed to protect formations or locations, while the medium anti-aircraft group's batteries would each protect an air force airfield. [32]
33rd Anti-aircraft Training Unit, at Emmen Air Base [32] [17] The anti-aircraft groups field the following subunits:
In peace the Swiss air bases are operated by a small professional cadre and rotating conscript troops. In wartime the six wings of the air force would increase in size to allow for high intensity operations. In wartime the structure of the Swiss air wings would be as follows:
For the three (1st, 2nd, 3rd) transport wings the example given is for the 2nd Air Transport Wing (peacetime units in bold): [37] [38]
For the three (11th, 13th, 14th) fighter wings the example given is for the 13th Fighter Wing (peacetime units in bold): [37]
The 1st Territorial Division (French : Division territoriale 1, German : Territorialdivision 1) is based in the French-speaking Romandy region and the bilingual Canton of Bern. Its area of responsibility includes the cantons of Bern, Fribourg, Geneva, Jura, Neuchâtel, Valais, and Vaud. [39]
1st Territorial Division, in Morges 1st Engineer Staff (French : Etat-major d'ingénieurs 1) overseeing buildings and constructions 1st Coordination Office (French : Office de coordination 1) managing the training areasThe 2nd Territorial Division (German : Territorialdivision 2) is based in the German-speaking part of Northern Switzerland and responsible for the cantons of Aargau, Basel-Stadt, Basel-Landschaft, Luzern, Nidwalden, Obwalden, and Solothurn. [40]
2nd Territorial Division, in Aarau 2nd Engineer Staff (German : Ingenieurstab 2) overseeing buildings and constructions 2nd Coordination Office (German : Koordinationsstelle 2) managing the training areasThe 3rd Territorial Division (German : Territorialdivision 3, Italian : Divisione territoriale 3) is based in the German-speaking central part of Switzerland and the Italian-speaking Canton of Ticino. Its area of responsibility includes the cantons of Graubünden, Schwyz, Ticino, Uri, and Zug. [41]
3rd Territorial Division, in Altdorf 3rd Engineer Staff (German : Ingenieurstab 3) overseeing buildings and constructions 3rd Coordination Office (German : Koordinationsstelle 3) managing the training areasThe 4th Territorial Division (German : Territorialdivision 4) is based in the German-speaking Eastern part of Switzerland and responsible for the cantons of Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Appenzell Innerrhoden, Glarus, St. Gallen, Schaffhausen, Thurgau, and Zürich. [42]
4th Territorial Division, in St. Gallen 4th Engineer Staff (German : Ingenieurstab 4) overseeing buildings and constructions 4th Coordination Office (German : Koordinationsstelle 4) managing the training areasThe battalions of the territorial divisions field the following subunits:
The Military Police Command (German : Kommando Militärpolizei, French : Commandement de la police militaire, Italian : Comando della polizia militare) is the Swiss Armed forces Military Police formation and staffed with professional and conscript soldiers.
Military Police Command, in Sitten [50] The battalions of the Military Police Command field the following subunits:
The Special Forces Command (German : Kommando Spezialkräfte, French : Commandement des forces spéciales, Italian : Comando forze speciali, abbreviated KSK) is based in the Canton of Ticino. [52]
20th Grenadier Battalion (German : Grenadierbataillon 20), in Isone The battalions of the Special Forces Command field the following subunits:
The Training Command (German : Kommando Ausbildung, French : Commandement de l'Instruction, Italian : Comando Istruzione) is responsible for planning, steering and carrying out the training and education of troops of all ranks, including officers, units and staffs. [56]
Training Command, in Bern () [57] Training Command Staff, in Bern ()) ))))
Armed Forces Personnel, in Bern [59] ()
Infantry Training Unit, in Colombier ()
Panzer and Artillery Training Unit, in Thun [31] ()
Engineer/ Civil Protection/ NBC Training Unit, in Zuchwil [60] ()
Command Support Training Unit, at Dübendorf Air Base [61] ()
Logistic Training Unit, in Thun [62] ()
Armed Forces Training Centre, in Walenstadt [63] The Armed Forces College (German : Höhere Kaderausbildung der Armee) provides leadership and staff training for conscript officers, career officers and non-commissioned officers. Furthermore the college's Military Academy at ETH Zurich is Switzerland's leading military science research institution. [58]
The Armed Forces Personnel (German : Personelles der Armee) is the personnel management department of the Swiss Armed Forces. [59]
Armed Forces Personnel, in Bern [59] The Infantry Training Unit (French : Formation d’application de l'infanterie) trains the armed forces' infantry troops, military police, and musicians. [65]
Infantry Training Unit, in Colombier The Panzer and Artillery Training Unit (German : Lehrverband Panzer und Artillerie) trains the armed forces' armoured and artillery troops, and the troops of the territorial divisions' staff battalions. [68]
Panzer and Artillery Training Unit, in Thun [68] The Engineer/ Civil Protection/ NBC Training Unit (German : Lehrverband Genie/Rettung/ABC) trains the armed forces' engineer, civil protection, CBRN defense, disaster relief, and demining troops. The unit is also responsible for the Swiss Armed Forces naval troops and divers, and the armed forces athletes and sport training. [60]
Engineer/ Civil Protection/ NBC Training Unit, in Zuchwil [60] The Command Support Training Unit (German : Lehrverband Führungsunterstützung) trains the armed forces' signal, electronic warfare, and command support troops. [61]
Command Support Training Unit, at Dübendorf Air Base [61] 
The Logistic Training Unit trains (German : Lehrverband Logistik) the armed forces' medical, logistics, movement control, transport, maintenance, and veterinary troops, and the armed forces' animals. [62]
Logistic Training Unit, in Thun [62] The Armed Forces Training Centre (German : Ausbildungszentrum der Armee) is responsible for the initial and continuing education of the armed forces' professional personnel, combat exercises with simulation support, and safety-related matters on all shooting ranges. [63]
Armed Forces Training Centre, in Walenstadt [63] The Armed Forces Command Support Organisation (German : Führungsunterstützungsbasis) operates the Swiss military's information and communications network and the electronic operations centres. [74] The Armed Forces Command Support Organisation and the Armed Forces Logistics Organisation are in the process of being merged to form a new Support Command. [75]
) The 41st Command Support Brigade (German : Führungsunterstützungsbrigade 41) is the military part of the Command Support Organisation and supports the operational units of the Armed Forces. [76]
) The battalions of the 41st Command Support Brigade field the following subunits:
The Armed Forces Logistics Organisation (German : Logistikbasis der Armee) prepares and maintains the materiel and infrastructures of the Swiss Armed Forces. The Logistics Organisation's areas not assigned to the 1st Logistic Brigade are manned and managed by civilian staff. [83] The Armed Forces Logistics Organisation and the Armed Forces Command Support Organisation are in the process of being merged to form a new Support Command. [75]
Armed Forces Logistics Organisation, in Bern () The 1st Logistic Brigade (German : Logistikbrigade 1) is the military part of the Logistics Organisation and supports the operational units of the Armed Forces. [84]
) The battalions of the 1st Logistic Brigade field the following subunits:
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