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Note: Unit sizes

XXX – corps –

XX – division –

X – brigade – Brigade (Br)

||| – regiment –

|| – battalion – Bataillon (Bat), Abteilung/Groupe (Abt/Gr)

| – company – Kompanie/Compagnie (Kp/Cp), Batterie (Bttr)

Swiss Land Forces

Land Forces Staff (Heeresstab)
Territorial Region 1 (Cantons: BE, VD, VS, NE, GE, JU, FR – HQ in Morges VD)
- Command Support Battalion 21
- Disaster Relief Battalion 1
- Disaster Relief Battalion 34
- Disaster Relief Battalion 13 (reserve)
Territorial Region 2 (Cantons: LU, OW, NW, SO, BS, BL, AG – HQ in Kriens LU)
- Command Support Battalion 22
- Disaster Relief Battalion 2
- Engineer Battalion 6
Territorial Region 3 (Cantons: UR, SZ, ZG, GR, TI – HQ in Altdorf UR)
- Command Support Battalion 23
- Disaster Relief Battalion 3
- Disaster Relief Battalion 24 (Reserve)
- Engineer Battalion 9
- Engineer Battalion 12 (Reserve)
Territorial Region 4 (Cantons: ZH, GL, SH, AR, AI, SG, TG – HQ in St. Gallen SG)
- Command Support Battalion 24
- Disaster Relief Battalion 4
- Disaster Relief Battalion 23
Armoured Brigade 1
- Command Support Battalion 1
- Reconnaissance Battalion 1
- Armoured Battalion 12
- Armoured Battalion 17
- Armoured Battalion 18
- Artillery Group 1
- Infantry Battalion 16
- Engineer Battalion 2
Armoured Brigade 11
- Command Support Battalion 11
- Reconnaissance Battalion 11
- Armoured Battalion 13
- Armoured Battalion 14
- Armoured Battalion 16
- Artillery Group 16
- Infantry Battalion 61
- Armoured Engineer Battalion 11
Infantry Brigade 2
- Command Support Battalion 2
- Reconnaissance Battalion 2
- Infantry Battalion 1
- Infantry Battalion 13
- Infantry Battalion 14
- Infantry Battalion 19
- Artillery Group 54
Infantry Brigade 5
- Command Support Battalion 5
- Reconnaissance Battalion 4
- Reconnaissance Battalion 5
- Infantry Battalion 11
- Infantry Battalion 20
- Infantry Battalion 56
- Infantry Battalion 97
- Artillery Group 11
Infantry Brigade 7 (reserve)
- Command Support Battalion 7
- Reconnaissance Battalions 7, 9 and 12
- Infantry Battalions 54, 60 and 73
- Mountain Infantry Battalions 72 and 91
- Armoured Battalions 8 and 28
- Artillery Group 47
Mountain Infantry Brigade 9
- Command Support Battalion 9
- Mountain Infantry Battalion 7
- Mountain Infantry Battalion 17
- Mountain Infantry Battalion 29
- Mountain Infantry Battalion 30
- Mountain Infantry Battalion 48
- Artillery Group 49
Mountain Infantry Brigade 12
- Command Support Battalion 12
- Mountain Infantry Battalion 6
- Infantry Battalion 65
- Infantry Battalion 70
- Mountain Infantry Battalion 77
- Mountain Infantry Battalion 85
Mountain Infantry Brigade 10 (reserve)
- Command Support Battalions 4 and 10
- Reconnaissance Battalion 10
- Armoured Battalions 15 and 20
- Artillery Groups 32 and 41
- Mountain Infantry Battalions 8 and 10
- Infantry Battalions 5, 24 and 36
Lvb Inf
Lvb Pz/Art
Lvb Log
Lvb G/Rttg

Swiss Air Force

Air Force Staff (Luftwaffenstab)
Air Component Command (Einsatz Luftwaffe)
- Air Base Command 2 – Alpnach Air Base and Dübendorf Air Base
  - Air Transport Wing 2 – Alpnach
    - Air Transport Squadron 6 – Super Puma, Cougar, EC635, PC-6 Porter
    - Air Transport Squadron 8 – Super Puma, Cougar, EC635
  - Air Transport Wing 3 – Dübendorf
    - Air Transport Squadron 3 – Super Puma, Cougar, EC635
    - Air Transport Squadron 4 – Super Puma, Cougar, EC635
- Air Base Command 4 – Locarno Air Base
- Air Base Command 7 – Emmen Air Base and Buochs Air Base
  - Air Transport Squadron 7 – PC-6 Porter
  - Target Towing Squadron 12 – PC-9
- Air Base Command 11 – Payerne Air Base
  - Air Transport Wing 1 – Payerne
    - Air Transport Squadron 1 – Super Puma, Cougar, EC635
    - Air Transport Squadron 5 – Super Puma, Cougar, EC635
  - Fighter Wing 11 – Payerne
    - Fighter Squadron 6 – F-5
    - Fighter Squadron 17 – F/A-18
- Air Base Command 13 – Meiringen Air Base and Bern Airport
  - Fighter Wing 13 – Meiringen
    - Fighter Squadron 8 – F-5
    - Fighter Squadron 11 – F/A-18
  - Federal Air Transport Services (LTDB) – Bern
    - Falcon 900EX, Citation Excel, Beech 1900D, Super King Air. Twin Otter, PC-6 Porter, Super Puma, Cougar, EC635
- Air Base Command 14 – Sion Air Base
  - Fighter Wing 14 – Sion
    - Fighter Squadron 18^{[note 1]} – F/A-18
    - Fighter Squadron 19 – F-5
Command Support Training Unit 30 (Lehrverband Führungsunterstützung 30)
- Air Force Radar Group 1
- Mobile Air Force Radar Group 2
- Air Force Electronic Warfare Group 3
- Air Force Signal Group 5
- Air Force Intelligence Group 6
- Meteorology Group 7
Flight Training Unit 31 (Lehrverband Flieger 31)
- Drone Squadron 7 – RUAG Ranger
Anti-Aircraft Training Unit 33 (Lehrverband Fliegerabwehr 33)
- Mobile Anti-Air Missile Groups 4, 11 (active) and 12 (reserve) – Rapier
- Medium Anti-Air Groups 32, 34, 45 (active) and 52 (reserve) – Oerlikon GDF
- Light Anti-Air Missile Groups 1, 5, 7, 9 (active) and 8, 10 (reserve) – Stinger

Notes

^ Fighter Squadron 18 is part of Fighter Wing 14 in Sion, however in peacetime it is based in Payerne and assigned to Fighter Wing 11

[1] Fighter Squadron 18 is part of Fighter Wing 14 in Sion, however in peacetime it is based in Payerne and assigned to Fighter Wing 11

[note 1]