page_title: Swiss Air Force
section_title: Operational structure
hierarchical_section_title: Swiss Air Force / Operational structure
caption_attribution_description: Nocturnal landing of the Swiss government aircraft Dassault Falcon 900EX in St. Gallen-Altenrhein. Federal Councillor Johann Schneider-Ammann came back from Velizy Villacoublay (France). He had a meeting in Paris with French Economy Minister Emmanuel Macron. The Federal Council was picked up at the airport by a chauffeur, discreet without police and without bodyguard. Also the press was not present. So unobtrusive, the Swiss government travels. The aircraft flew subsequently to Bern-Belp, where it is stationed. Altenrhein, Switzerland, April 2, 2015.
context_page_description: The Swiss Air Force is the air component of the Swiss Armed Forces, established on 31 July 1914 as part of the army and in October 1936 as an independent service.
  In peacetime, Dübendorf is the operational air force headquarters. The Swiss Air Force operates from several fixed bases but its personnel are also trained to carry out air operations from temporary highway airstrips. In case of crisis or war, several stretches of road are specially prepared for this option.
caption: T-785 VIP flight
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