Swissint
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| Swiss Armed Forces International Command | |
|---|---|
 Insignia of Swissint | |
| Active | 1953–present |
| Country |  Switzerland |
| Branch |  Swiss Army |
| Role | peace support operations |
| Size | 280 |
| Headquarters | Oberdorf, Nidwalden |
| Website | https://www.peace-support.ch/en/ |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander |  Colonel (GS) Alexander Furer |
SWISSINT (acronym for Swiss Armed Forces International Command) is the center of the Swiss Armed Forces for foreign missions. The competence center is located in Oberdorf at Stans, Canton of Nidwalden.
International peace support is one of the three tasks of the Swiss Armed Forces laid down in the Swiss Constitution and the Swiss Armed Forces Act. SWISSINT is responsible for the conduct of peace support operations. The implementation of the armed forces’ peace support task includes recruitment and HR management, logistics, financial planning and management, mission-specific training, national command and control during operations, evaluation and PR work for Swiss military contingents and individuals engaged in peace support missions abroad.[1]
Operations
With some 280 officers, NCOs, soldiers and civilians SWISSINT is in charge of more than 18 missions on four continents. As assigned by the United Nations and the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) military observers, staff and liaison officers are on duty either as individuals or in small teams. SWISSINT is primarily linked to the mission in Kosovo that has been running since 1999, the so-called SWISSCOY.
SWISSINT International Command
The centre of excellence SWISSINT is stationed in the Wil barracks at Stans-Oberdorf. SWISSINT answers directly to the Chief of the Armed Forces Operations Command and follows the political directives of Federal Council and Parliament as well as those of the Chief of the Armed Forces. Its current commander is Colonel General Staff Alexander Furer.