Swissint

Swiss Armed Forces International Command
Insignia of Swissint
Insignia of Swissint
Active 1953-present
Country   Switzerland
Branch Swiss Army
Role peace support operations
Size max 190
Headquarters Oberdorf, Nidwalden
Website http://www.peace-support.ch/en/
Commanders
Current
commander		 Colonel Fridolin Keller

SWISSINT (acronym for Swiss Armed Forces International Command) is the center of the Swiss Armed Forces for foreign missions. The competence center is located in Oberdorf at Stans, Canton of Nidwalden.

MOWAG Duro IIIP Ambulance from theSwissint

Tasks

SWISSINT is the national command authority for all peace support operations abroad involving the Swiss Armed Forces. Swissint is responsible for planning and management, recruitment, supervision and care of all personnel, operation specific training of both individuals and contingents, the equipment of soldiers, logistics in the area of operations, financial planning and credit management, respective PR work and the evaluation of operations. Peace support is one of the three missions of the armed forces as stated in the swiss constitution.[1]

Operations

With some 270 officers, NCOs, soldiers and civilians SWISSINT is in charge of more than 14 missions on four continents. As assigned by the United Nations and the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) military observers, staff and liaison officers are on duty either as individuals or in small teams. SWISSINT is primarily linked to the mission in Kosovo that has been running since 1999, the so called SWISSCOY.

SWISSINT International Command

The centre of excellence SWISSINT is stationed in the Wil barracks at Stans-Oberdorf. SWISSINT answers directly to the Chief of the Armed Forces Operations Command and follows the political directives of Federal Council and Parliament as well as those of the Chief of the Armed Forces. Its commander is Colonel General Staff Fridolin (Fredy) Keller.

Training

The centre of excellence in Stans-Oberdorf is assigned to the training centre which is also stationed at the armed forces training area in the Wil barracks in Stans-Oberdorf. The training centre is in charge of mission-specific training. All courses are devised accordingly and continuously adjusted to the current requirements and lessons learned from the operations. The range of courses is extensive and is devised to satisfy both national and international as well as civilian and military interests.

All members of the Army (AdA) who are deployed to peace support operations (PSO) obtain their training from SWISSINT.

NATO has certified the SWISSINT Training Centre as a partnership for peace training and education centre. It offers various national and international courses for both civilian and military participants. Its military observer course (SUNMOC) has also been certified by the UN. Serving as infrastructure are, among other things, the military training area in Stans-Oberdorf and camp SWISSINT, which provides accommodation for 180 persons in about 200 containers.

Current missions

Currently, members of the Army (AdA) undergo training for the following missions:

  • Mission in Kosovo (KFOR / Swisscoy)
  • Mission in Korea (Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission NNSC)
  • Training missions in support of the KAIPTC (Ghana) and the IPSTC (Nairobi)
  • Operation in Bosnia and Herzegovina (EUFOR)
  • Appearances as military experts on mission and staff officers[2]

As of 2018/01/09

References

  1. ↑ "Swiss Armed Forces International Command". 2018-01-09.
  2. ↑ "UN military experts on mission and staff officers". Schweizer Armee Kompetenzzentrum Swissint. Retrieved 2018-01-09.


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