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Information Swiss Armed Forces
by Armed Forces Digital Media AFDM
With ‘Information Swiss Armed Forces‘ the central messages of the Swiss Armed Forces are presented rapidly, currently and professionally. Communication contents are personalised and thus communicated in a citizen-friendly manner. Messages from the Defence department sector posted on ‘Information Swiss Armed Forces‘ reach a wide public.
Episodes
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CISM Military World Winter Games 2025 | TORCH RELAY
Official digital torch relay of the CISM Military World Winter Games 2025
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The arms control agreements of the OSCE
With 57 participating and 11 cooperating states, the OSCE is the world's largest regional security organization. The arms control agreements date back to the early 1990s and were made in response to the arms race in Europe. In the military area, the OSCE strives to promote openness, transparency...
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CISM MILITARY WORLD WINTER GAMES 2025 IN SWITZERLAND
The 2025 Military World Winter Games will be taking place in Switzerland. The Games will be held from 23 to 30 March 2025 in Central Switzerland and in the Goms region. Switzerland will be placing particular emphasis on sustainability and make this the first ever carbon-neutral Military World...
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CISM Military World Winter Games 2025
Switzerland to host the 2025 Military World Winter Games! The Military World Winter Games will take place from 23 to 30 March 2025 in Central Switzerland and in the Goms region. Switzerland will be placing particular emphasis on sustainability and make this the first ever carbon-neutral Military...
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Swiss military band music
Passing the exam marks the start of an instructive and interesting time as a military musician. Do you play a musical instrument? Would you like the chance to hone your skills for 18 weeks and play more music? Taking on musical challenges, rehearsing for a wide range of performances, giving...
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Centre of Excellence for Military Music - "Trailer"
Passing the exam marks the start of a memorable time as a military musician. Training during military service can open up unexpected opportunities. Assignments such as concerts, flag ceremonies and tattoos remain lasting memories.
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Centre of Excellence for Military Music ̶ "Military band music in different contexts"
Assignments that form lasting memories, such as flag ceremonies, concerts and military tattoos, all make military music quite unique and the various music formations highlight its diversity.
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Centre of Excellence for Military Music - "Musical training"
Taking on musical challenges, rehearsing for a wide range of performances, giving concerts and taking part in tattoos or even conducting a musical formation: The training opportunities at military music recruit and cadre schools can open up unexpected possibilities.
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Centre of Excellence for Military Music - "Becoming a military musician"
Do you play a musical instrument? Would you like the chance to hone your skills for 18 weeks and play more music? How do you become a military musician, and what does the specialist exam involve? This film answers those questions and shows the start of recruit school.
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Unexploded ordnance
Munition that has not or has only partially been detonated – for instance because it has landed in water, snow or soft earth – is called unexploded ordnance. Both unexploded ordnance and munition remnants are usually found on former and current shooting ranges, in mountain target areas and on...
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Alpnach Military Air Base
Not far from the geographical centre of Switzerland, nestling between the Pilatus and the Stanserhorn, lies the small Obwalden community Alpnach with its 6,000 inhabitants. The Alpnach military airbase with the Swiss Air Force’s Helicopter Centre of Competence contributes significantly to all…
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Swiss Air Force PC-7 TEAM
For 30 years, the PC-7 Team of the Swiss Air Force has been synonymous with Swiss precision, dynamism and elegance. All nine team members carry out their duties in addition to their daily tasks as F/A-18 pilots. This exclusive video filmed for the 30-year jubilee provides a glimpse behind the...
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The Swiss Air Force's 'Ground Operations' mobile training system
It looks deceptively real, nearly indistinguishable from the original, even at a second glance. The full-scale training model made of wood, fibreglass, metal and original F/A-18 parts.
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MINE ACTION ACHIEVEMENTS AND CHALLENGES
Mines, cluster munitions and explosive remnants of war cannot just be switched off. Even decades after a conflict, they remain active, and ready to kill and injure. Year after year, they kill and maim thousands of people. Mines and duds stop displaced people from returning, impede sustainable...
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Meiringen Air Base
Meiringen Air Base, in the heart of the Berner Oberland, demands expert flying skills. It is one of the Swiss Air Force's three fighter aircraft bases, and home to Fighter Squadron 11. With over 200 employees, Meiringen Air Base is one of the most important employers in the Berner Oberland.
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Off-duty activities
Get involved to help keep Switzerland secure and free. Get involved in the Swiss Armed Forces. Sign up for one of the military's voluntary off-duty activities to spend some of your free time with like-minded people who share your passion. For more information, visit: https://www.armee.ch/sat (not...
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2018 Basel Tattoo Show – Swiss Army Central Band
A 360° video of the Swiss Army Central Band's performance at the 2018 Basel Tattoo. Musical director: Major Aldo Werlen. Choreographer: Staff Adjutant Philipp Rütsche https://www.militaermusik.ch/ (in German)
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Reaction behaviour with flares in ammunition boxes 2017 to 2018
For defence against air-to-air or ground-to-air guided missiles, military aircraft deploy countermeasures known as "chaffs" and "flares". For the very first time, a scientific study is being made of how the fire from flares spreads under real storage conditions, as encountered in munitions boxes…
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The Centre of Excellence for the Armed Forces Mountain Service
Switzerland. Around two thirds of the country consists of mountainous or often inaccessible terrain. Considerable differences in altitude, narrow valleys and steep mountainsides. In order to navigate this landscape successfully while on a military exercise or operation, mountain specialists are...
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Cleaning up military shooting ranges
The Swiss armed forces have always been organised as a conscript sys-tem, acting as a deterrent through their constant combat readiness. To ensure this readiness, since the beginning of the 20th century the armed forces have systematically invested in standardised weaponry and have built over 900...
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Locarno Aerodrome
The military aerodrome at Locarno is a vital hub for the Swiss Air Force. Since 1941, the Armed Forces have held their basic training courses for military pilots there. In parallel, it is also used for civilian purposes, and the broad range of aviation-related products and services on offer make...
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The STINGER alerting system
The video presents previous resources, the STINGER alerting system, equipment, personnel, set up, mode of action and training.
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The steep trail to the top
The mountain specialist can plan troop movements in difficult terrain, ensure the route can be used safely and guide the troops in the high Alps. All this while constantly observing and assessing the weather conditions and alpine hazards. His wide range of expertise and versatility make the...
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SWIRMO international workshop
Coming from 85 countries, more than 100 high-ranking officers and ICRC delegates attended the annual workshop on ‘humanitarian law’.
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IOS - Information and Operation System
At a major event, no-one wants to think about a possible accident and its consequences. But a safety contingency plan is still indispensable. A plan that ensures not only the best possible first response but also provides for rapid and reliable access to additional resources. Integral part of…
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FASPA Armoured vehicle driving simulator – When every inch counts
Simulators for efficient armoured vehicle driver training are stationed at four different locations in Switzerland. Vehicle specific driver cabin reproductions and the simulation of specific functions and driving characteristics allow the student driver to learn in a realistic and…
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SWISS ENGAGEMENT IN KOREA: THE FORGOTTEN ARMISTICE
Swiss soldiers have been engaged in the Korea peace support mission since 1953. As members of the Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission (NNSC) they monitor the ceasefire between South and North Korea. For this they are stationed in Panmunjom directly on the demarcation line. Further information...
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Six errors regarding security (threats)
Natural disasters, power failures, conference protection, internal security, averting military threats and peace support: the Swiss Armed Forces have the resources and capabilities to meet these challenges on behalf of the Swiss Confederation. As the security instrument of the Swiss…
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COOPERANTE
The film ‘COOPERANTE’ describes the joint operation of various emergency services with the civil defence organisation and the Swiss Armed Forces during a major incident. An explosion in Wangen an der Aare is simulated in order to present their cooperation both impressively and realistically.
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SWISS PEACEKEEPERS WORLDWIDE
Since 2004, the centre of excellence SWISSINT has been training peacekeepers at the military training area in Stans-Oberdorf for their service throughout the world. This film introduces people who have decided to serve in a mission as Swiss peace-keepers. We visit them both during training and on...
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Simulator training - Modern training for powerful armed forces
The Swiss Armed Forces are poised to counter modern threats and dangers. Contemporary training is one of the requirements for this. Simulators provide an optimum augmentation to training on the real system. Apart from flight simulators these systems include various driving and tactics simulators...
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SUNMOC: the Swiss UN Military Observer Course
Promoting peace is one of the three missions of the Swiss Armed Forces stated in the Constitution. Currently, both male and female Swiss officers are serving in UN missions throughout the world. Once a year, Swiss and foreign officers voluntarily join SUNMOC, the Swiss UN Military Observer Course...
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Air policing - permanent airspace surveillance
Spectacular images illustrate the daily operations of air policing to the viewer.
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THE NBC DEFENCE CORPS IN ACTION
We obtain insight into the tasks and manner of function of the various modules of the NBC defence corps of the Swiss Armed Forces.
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Ready, Set, Go!
The Swiss Armed Forces help elite athletes make it to the very top.
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Feel the real
This video provides an impressive presentation of the full flight simulators Super Puma AS532 and Eurocopter EC635, along with the fixed based PC-21 simulator at the Simulator Training Centre in Emmen.
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EMMEN AIR BASE
The varied sectors and tasks of Emmen air base command and partners are presented in a fictitious story.
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Hour of birth
In the company of historians, war veterans, current and former pilots and commanders, we go in quest of witnesses to history with two short films. A voyage in time presenting the key developments and events that have helped shape and define the Air Force. With a focus on the periods 1914 to 1949...
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Conquering the sky
In the company of historians, war veterans, current and former pilots and commanders, we go in quest of witnesses to history with two short films. A voyage in time presenting the key developments and events that have helped shape and define the Air Force. With a focus on the periods 1914 to 1949...
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Joint field exercise PONTE 2014
During the PONTE joint field exercise, 2,000 military personnel practise a move from Luterbach to Winterthur with around 70 tracked and 500 wheeled vehicles. The culmination is crossing the Aare twice using an amphibious bridge.
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UNMISS: Swiss military personnel in South Sudan
This clip shows the engagement of the Swiss Armed Forces in South Sudan with liaison officers, staff officers as well as mine action specialists.
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VBS/DDPS: Security – Trustworthiness – Reliability
VBS/DDPS: Security – Trustworthiness – Reliability. A video clip about the Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport (DDPS) with its various fields and manifold tasks.
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Promoting peace through training support
Peace support is one of the three missions of the Swiss Armed Forces. This clip shows the engagement of the Swiss Armed Forces with staff officers and instructors at the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Center in Accra, the capital of Ghana.
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EUFOR: Swiss soldiers in Bosnia-Herzegovina
Peace support is one of the three missions of the Swiss Armed Forces. This clip shows the engagement of the Swiss Armed Forces with Liaison and Observation Teams (LOT) that serve as an early warning system for the EUFOR commander and are operating throughout the entire country. The Mobile…
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ProAero Youth Camp
In the Pro Aero youth camp you can talk to real professionals and hear about everything that you have to know about flying. The Pro Aero youth camp is also the best way to prepare for SPHAIR, the pre-pilot course of the Swiss Air Force.
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The people behind the land forces, part I
This clip shows soldiers in action from armour/artillery and infantry training units.
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The people behind the land forces, part II
Insight into the competence centres of the land forces. From mountain service to sport..
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The people behind the land forces, part III
Insight into the engineer/rescue and logistics training units.
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The people behind the land forces, part IV
A glance behind the scenes of the command.
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The Swiss Armed Forces‘ inconspicuous engagement in Bosnia
This clip shows the Swiss Armed Forces‘ engagement in Bosnia-Hercegovina on behalf of the ALTHEA EUFOR mission.
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With ‘Information Swiss Armed Forces‘ the central messages of the Swiss Armed Forces are presented rapidly, currently and professionally. Communication contents are personalised and thus communicated in a citizen-friendly manner. Messages from the Defence department sector posted on ‘Information Swiss Armed Forces‘ reach a wide public.
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