page_title: Swiss Air Force
section_title: Operational structure
hierarchical_section_title: Swiss Air Force / Operational structure
caption_attribution_description: English: A Cougar AS532 T-334 of the Swiss Air Force during a rescue exercise over 2011 St. Gallen, Switzerland Deutsch: Ein Cougar AS532 T-334 der Schweizer Luftwaffe während einer Rettungsübung 2011 über St. Gallen, Schweiz
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: Cougar AS532 T 334
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