Special Forces Command
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Special Forces Command is the elite special operations formation of the Swiss Armed Forces, responsible for high-risk missions such as counterterrorism, reconnaissance, and hostage rescue.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Special Forces Command canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
formation of the Swiss Armed Forces
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special operations military unit ⓘ |
| cooperatesWith |
Swiss law enforcement agencies
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foreign special operations forces ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| eliteUnit | true ⓘ |
| garrisonLocation | Switzerland ⓘ |
| hasCapability |
airborne operations
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counterterrorism operations ⓘ covert operations ⓘ hostage rescue operations ⓘ joint operations with police forces ⓘ long-range reconnaissance ⓘ mountain warfare ⓘ special protection missions ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Swiss Army ⓘ |
| missionType |
counterterrorism missions
ⓘ
high-risk missions ⓘ hostage rescue missions ⓘ protection and evacuation missions ⓘ strategic reconnaissance missions ⓘ support to civil authorities in crisis situations ⓘ |
| operatesUnder |
Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport
ⓘ
surface form:
Swiss Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport
|
| operationalStatus | active ⓘ |
| partOf | Swiss Armed Forces ⓘ |
| primaryObjective |
conduct special operations in support of Swiss security policy
ⓘ
protect Swiss national interests ⓘ |
| requires |
professional Swiss military personnel
ⓘ
specialized equipment ⓘ |
| role |
counterterrorism
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direct action ⓘ hostage rescue ⓘ military assistance ⓘ protection of Swiss nationals abroad ⓘ reconnaissance ⓘ special operations ⓘ special reconnaissance ⓘ |
| selectionProcess | highly selective ⓘ |
| training |
advanced special operations training
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airborne training ⓘ close-quarters combat training ⓘ counterterrorism training ⓘ mountain warfare training ⓘ survival, evasion, resistance and escape training ⓘ |
| uses |
air assets for insertion and extraction
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night vision equipment ⓘ small arms ⓘ specialized communications equipment ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.