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Armed forces services on behalf of «EURO 08» Maj Gen Peter Stutz, Chief Armed Forces Joint Staff

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The armed forces‘ political mission

The armed forces

• support the civilian authorities in preparing and conducting the UEFA EURO 2008 within the context of a subsidiary operation.

• guarantee the maintenance of air sovereignty, if necessary in cooperation with Switzerland‘s neighbouring states.

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Incident

Principle of subsidiarity

Military resources– available– suitable

Requirement

Civilian resources– spent– insufficient– lacking + + +

SupportDisaster relief

Protection

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Responsibility

Civilian authority: overall mission responsibilityWhat has to be done?- expected service (product / quality / quantity)- time frame / locations

Military leader: command and control responsibilityHow is the task accomplished?- approach- selection and use of resources- security

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Expected services of the armed forces

Manpower• Protective tasks (facility protection)• Support of engineering work• Support of police by providing personnel and equipment• Reinforcement of the Border Guard• Logistic support e.g. medical service, directing traffic • Management support Delivery of equipment • Barricading equipment, vehicles, equipment, instruments, …Special tasks• Air transports• Airspace surveillance / air policing• Support in the event of B and/or C incidents• Disaster relief

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3 games7-15 June

3 games9-17 June

3 games9-17 June

6 games7-25 June

Basel (Bestandteil EVB)

92

-

+

Facility protectionCivilian authorities determine which facilities are to be protected(incl. level of protection)

Facility protectionCivilian authorities determine which facilities are to be protected(incl. level of protection)

Host City «GENEVA»Guard and tracker dog teamsFacility protection/surveillanceTraffic regulation measuresMedical service (MSE 2)Escort and protection of personsEngineering

Host city «BASEL»• Guard and tracker dog teams• Facility protection/access control• Traffic regulation measures• Medical service (MSE 2)• Escort and protection of persons• Engineering

Host City «ZURICH»Guard and tracker dog teamsFacility protectionMedical service (MSE 2)Escort and protection of personsEngineering

Host city «BERN»Guard and tracker dog teamsFacility protection/surveillanceTraffic regulation measuresMedical service (MSE 2)Escort and protection of personsEngineering

Further requests• Support of railway police• Facility protection • Management support• Air transport

Services on behalf of the Border Guard• Support of "LITHOS" (by the Military Security organisation)• Air transports• Aerial border monitoring

Services of the air force• Maintaining air sovereignty• Air reconnaissance• Air transport

Expected services of the armed forces

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Command and control structure for EURO 08UEFA EURO 2008

Public Authorities

Project Organisation

The Security

Sector

Host cities

Point of contact for host cities: Cantonal territorial liaison staffs

Armed Forces Joint Staff

Liaison officer Armed Forces Joint Staff

Ground Task Force

Air Task Force

Interdisciplinary services by − Air force− Armed Forces Logistics Organisation− Armed Forces Command Support Org

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The ‘game schedule‘ of our forces

No. of soldiers

1,000 10,000 10,000 13,000 7,000 5,000 1,000

Week 21 April -09 May

2-7 June 9-15 June 16-22 June

23-29 June

30 June -4 July

5-10 July

Phase Assembly Operation Operation Operation / relief

Reduced operation

Dismantling Dismantling

Basel 7 June 11 June15 June

19 June21 June

25 June

Zurich 9 June 13 June 17 June

Bern 9 June 13 June 17 June

Geneva 7 June 11 June15 June

Group stage Quarter-finals Semi-final

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Where the armed forces are on the ball…

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‘red‘

armed – mission accomplishment

Rules of the game for military personnel:rules of conduct & pocket cards

‘y

ellow’

armed –self defence

‘green‘

unarmed

No deployment without prior training

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What do the armed forces gain?

• Practised cooperation with civilianpartners (authorities, emergency organisations, Border Guard, …) across all levels

• Genuine command support network during several weeks.

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Operations apart from EURO 08

"SWISSCOY"

Mil pers 220

AT

HO

ME

AB

RO

AD

"AMBA CENTRO"

Mil pers 520

"LITHOS"

Mil Sec pers 100

PSO

Mil pers 70

"TIGER & FOX"

Mil Sec pers 20

Civil affairs sup

Mil pers 150

Apart from EURO 08, some 1,180 mil pers on dutyas of March 2008

Civil affairs sup

Mil pers 100

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Host cities+ cantonal territorial liaison staffs

Territorial regions

LTF

XX

TFG

Readiness for operations apart from EURO 08

Ground Task Force

Armed Forces Joint Staff

AFJS

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• EURO 08 is to be a celebration and not a stronghold.

• The armed forces will contribute considerably.

• The armed forces are a capable partner within the Swiss national security network.

• The Swiss armed forces provide their services on a subsidiary basis. The civilian authorities are responsible for the conduct of operations.

• The cooperation between civilian and military authorities works.

Conclusion

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