This article represents the structure of the Swiss Armed Forces as of 1 February 2025:

Chief of the Armed Forces Chief of the Armed Forces, in Bern () – Lt. Gen. Benedikt Roos Chief of the Armed Forces Chief of Staff () Joint Operations Command / Deputy Chief of the Armed Forces, in Bern () – Lt. Gen. Laurent Michaud Training Command, in Bern () – Lt. Gen. Gregor Metzler Armed Forces Command Support Organisation, in Bern () Armed Forces Logistics Organisation, in Bern () Armed Forces Staff, in Bern () Medical Service, in Ittigen () Armed Forces Planning / Deputy Chief of the Armed Forces Staff () Defense International Relations () – Maj. Gen. Germaine Seewer Defense Corporate Development / Military Doctrine Defense Personnel Management Defense Finance Management Defense Real Estate Management Military Aviation Authority, at Payerne Air Base

Other Swiss general officers are:

Defense Attaché Washington Defense Attaché Berlin Defense Attaché Paris Project Manager Support Command Swiss Senior Staff Officer at the Geneva Centre for Security Policy Swiss Senior Staff Officer at KFOR Swiss Military Representative at NATO/EU

The Medical Service () consists of the following organizational units

Medical Service, in Ittigen () Armed Forces Pharmacy (), in Ittigen Armed Forces Nursing Service (), in Ittigen Armed Forces Veterinary Service (), in Ittigen Medical Service Personnel Matters (), in Ittigen Medical Service Inspectorate (), in Ittigen Coordinated Medical Service (), in Ittigen Military Medical Service (), in Ittigen 6x Regional Medical Centres in Bière, Chur/Frauenfeld, Monteceneri/Emmen, Payerne, Thun, and Wangen an der Aare 6x Recruitment Centres in Aarau, Mels, Monteceneri, Payerne, Rüti, and Sumiswald Military and Disaster Medicine Competence Centre (), in Ittigen Medical NBC Defense (), in Ittigen Medical Intelligence, in Ittigen

Joint Operations Command The Joint Operations Command (, , ) is responsible for planning and conducting Swiss Armed Forces operations.

Joint Operations Command, in Bern () Deputy Commander Joint Operations Command, in Bern () Joint Operations Command Staff, in Bern () Land Forces, in Bern () 1st Mechanised Brigade, in Morges () 4th Mechanised Brigade, in Liestal () 11th Mechanised Brigade, in Chur () 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.

Land Forces The Land Forces (, , ) commands the armed forces' maneuver formations.

Land Forces, in Bern 20th Land Forces Staff Battalion (), in Zürich Command and Specialist Systems Competence Centre (, in Thun develops and maintains the Land Forces' command and control System and the Integrated Artillery Command and Fire Control System Land Forces Military Support Territorial Divisions Military Support Technical Support

1st Mechanised Brigade

The 1st Mechanised Brigade is based in the French-speaking Romandy region and the Canton of Bern.

1st Mechanised Brigade (), in Morges 1st Mechanised Brigade Staff Battalion () 1st Reconnaissance Battalion () 7th Mountain Infantry Battalion () 12th Panzer Battalion (), in Bern 17th Mechanised Battalion () 18th Mechanised Battalion () 1st Artillery Group () 1st Armoured Sapper Battalion ()

4th Mechanised Brigade 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 (), in Liestal 4th Mechanised Brigade Staff Battalion () 4th Reconnaissance Battalion () 5th Reconnaissance Battalion () 10th Artillery Group () 49th Artillery Group () 26th Bridge Engineer Battalion ()

11th Mechanised Brigade

The 11th Mechanised Brigade is based in the Eastern part of German-speaking Switzerland.

11th Mechanised Brigade (), in Chur 11th Mechanised Brigade Staff Battalion () 11th Reconnaissance Battalion () 13th Panzer Battalion () 14th Mechanised Battalion () 29th Mechanised Battalion () 16th Artillery Group () 11th Armoured Sapper Battalion ()

Land Forces battalions structure The battalions of the Land Forces field the following subunits:

Brigade staff battalions: Staff company, brigade staff operations company, brigade staff support company, signal company, protection company, and a fire control center battery Reconnaissance battalions: Staff company, 3x reconnaissance companies with Eagle I and Eagle II armoured reconnaissance vehicles (to be replaced by Eagle V 6x6 TASYS armoured reconnaissance vehicles), and a logistic company Panzer and Mechanised battalions: Staff company, 2x Panzer companies with Leopard 2A4 WE main battle tanks, 2x Panzergrenadier companies with CV9030CH infantry fighting vehicles, and a logistic company Artillery groups: Fire control battery, 3x artillery batteries with M109 KAWEST 155mm self-propelled howitzers and Eagle III armoured artillery command vehicles, and a logistic battery (each group will add a mortar battery with eight 120mm mortars mounted on Piranha V armoured fighting vehicles by 2024) Armoured sapper battalions: Staff company, 3x armoured sapper companies with Kodiak armoured engineering vehicles and Leguan armoured vehicle-launched bridges, and a logistic company Bridge engineer battalion: Staff company, 3x bridge engineer companies with Motorized Floating Bridges, Medium Girder Bridges and 46m Support Bridges, and a logistic company

Air Force

Air Force (), in Bern Air Force Staff (), in Bern Air Force Operations Centre, at Dübendorf Air Base FLORAKO radar stations on Pilatus, Scopi, Weisshorn and Weissfluh mountains Swiss Federal Government's Air Transport Service (), at Bern Airport (VIP flights) Aeromedical Center, at Dübendorf Air Base () AMC Director's Staff Flight Medicine Section Flight Psychology Section

31st Aviation Brigade

The 31st Aviation Brigade () trains the air force's personnel.

31st Aviation Brigade, at Payerne Air Base 31st Aviation Brigade Staff (), at Payerne Air Base Intelligence Service Training Cell (), at Emmen Air Base trains air force's intelligence officers Parachute Reconnaissance Cell (), at Locarno Air Base 81st Aviation School (), at Payerne Air Base trains the air force's ground personnel 82nd Air Force Training Command (), at Dübendorf Air Base trains the air force's intelligence, signals, command support, and radar troops 85th Air Force Pilots School (), at Locarno Air Base trains the air force's pilots 14th Instrument Flying Squadron (), at Locarno Air Base with PC-7 Turbo Trainer and PC-21 planes Air Force Officers School (), at Dübendorf Air Base 1st Air Force Intelligence Group (), at Dübendorf Air Base 2nd Air Force Intelligence Group (), at Dübendorf Air Base 2nd Mobile Air Force Radar Group (), at Dübendorf Air Base

The groups of the Air Force Training and Education Brigade field the following subunits:

Air force intelligence groups: Staff company, 4x air force intelligence companies Mobile air force radar group: Staff company, 2x mobile air force radar companies with TAFLIR mobile radars

Airfield Command Alpnach/Dübendorf

The Airfield Command Alpnach/Dübendorf () consists of two helicopter formations.

Airfield Command Alpnach/Dübendorf, at Alpnach Air Base Airfield Command Staff (), at Alpnach Air Base 2nd Air Transport Wing () 6th Air Transport Squadron (), with Super Puma, Cougar and EC 635 helicopters 8th Air Transport Squadron (), with Super Puma, Cougar and EC 635 helicopters Flight Operations Support () Airfield Dübendorf (), at Dübendorf Air Base 3rd Air Transport Wing () 3rd Air Transport Squadron (), with Super Puma, Cougar and EC 635 helicopters 4th Air Transport Squadron (), with Super Puma, Cougar and EC 635 helicopters Flight Operations Support ()

Airfield Command Emmen Airfield Command Emmen () besides its own flying squadrons also hosts units of the Air Force Training and Education Brigade and the Patrouille Suisse aerobatic team.

Airfield Command Emmen, at Emmen Air Base Airfield Command Staff () Flight Operations Patrouille Suisse with twelve F-5E Tiger II fighter jets 7th Air Transport Squadron () with PC-6 Porter planes 12th Target Squadron () with F-5 fighter jets and PC-9 planes 19th Fighter Squadron () with F-5 fighter jets Flight Simulators Flight Operations Support () 84th Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Command (), at Emmen Air Base 7th Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron (), at Emmen Air Base with six Hermes 900 unmanned aerial vehicles

Airfield Command Locarno Airfield Command 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.

Airfield Command Locarno, at Locarno Air Base Airfield Command Staff () Flight Operations Support (), supports the 14th Instrument Flying Squadron Flight Simulators (), with PC-7 Turbo Trainer simulators

Airfield Command Meiringen/Bern

Airfield Command 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.

Airfield Command Meiringen/Bern, at Meiringen Air Base Airfield Command Staff () 13th Fighter Wing () 8th Fighter Squadron () with F-5 fighter jets 11th Fighter Squadron () with F/A-18 Hornet fighter jets Flight Operations Support ()

Airfield Command Payerne

Airfield Command 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.

Airfield Command Payerne, at Payerne Air Base Airfield Command Staff () 1st Air Transport Wing () 1st Air Transport Squadron (), with Super Puma, Cougar and EC 635 helicopters 5th Air Transport Squadron (), with Super Puma, Cougar and EC 635 helicopters 11th Fighter Wing () 17th Fighter Squadron () with F/A-18 Hornet fighter jets 18th Fighter Squadron () with F/A-18 Hornet fighter jets 14th Fighter Wing (), part-time conscript unit 6th Fighter Squadron () with F-5 fighter jets Flight Operations Support () Simulation and Formation Support () with F/A-18 Hornet simulators and Simulated Aircraft Maintenance Trainers Polymechanics and Electronics Apprentices Formation Centre () Sion Polymechanics Apprentices Formation Centre (), at Sion Airport

33rd Ground-Based Air Defense Brigade The 33rd Ground-Based Air Defense Brigade () trains the armed forces' air defense troops. 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.

33rd Ground-Based Air Defense Brigade, at Emmen Air Base 33rd Ground-Based Air Defense Brigade Staff () 33rd Ground-based Air Defense School () 1st Light Anti-aircraft Guided Missiles Group () 5th Light Anti-aircraft Guided Missiles Group () 7th Light Anti-aircraft Guided Missiles Group () 32nd Medium Anti-aircraft Group () 34th Medium Anti-aircraft Group () 45th Medium Anti-aircraft Group ()

The anti-aircraft groups field the following subunits:

Light anti-aircraft guided missile groups: 2x light anti-aircraft guided missile batteries with 16 fire units and four observer teams each; each fire unit fields one FIM-92 Stinger launcher and carries three missiles in total, while each observer team operates one ALERT tactical radar