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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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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)

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...

For over 150 years, the federal government has been collecting decommissioned military equipment in one form or another. As our armed forces continue to evolve, the collection will also continue to grow. Those...

For over 150 years, the federal government has been collecting decommissioned military equipment in one form or another. As our armed forces continue to evolve, the collection will also continue to grow. Those...