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Bern, January 24, 2025 - The Swiss Army has fulfilled all of its orders in the subsidiary security mission for the canton of Graubunden and security at the 2025 WEF Annual Meeting. Around 4,400 members of the army were deployed every day. In the protected airspace over Davos, there were only three minor violations of the rules.
Today, Friday, January 24, 2025, at 1 p.m., the Swiss Army was relieved of most of its subsidiary orders in favor of security measures for the 2025 Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos. The release from the mission will be staggered; the restrictions in the airspace will be lifted at around 5 p.m. in consultation with the overall operations manager. The military continues to support the civilian authorities, and parts of the troops will remain on duty until the end of the assistance service on January 30.Without major incidentsThe armys overall deployment took place without any serious incidents. During the annual meeting, there were three minor violations of the rules in restricted airspace, one in Switzerland and two on Austrian territory. The meteorological conditions kept the Air Force very busy this year, but the fulfillment of missions was ensured at all times, even in difficult flying weather.Since January 14, an average of around 4,400 members of the army have been deployed every day to fulfill missions. They ensured that air sovereignty was maintained, protected objects and people, supported the civil authorities materially and logistically, transported persons protected under international law, provided coordinated medical services, provided command support, protected mission-critical ICT infrastructure and defended against biological or chemical threats.Graubunden government council thanksThe President of the Canton of Graubunden, Marcus Caduff, spoke of excellent cooperation between the federal government, the canton and the other partners for the WEF, which was the result of years of practice and experience. In his role as chairman of the WEF committee of the Graubunden government, Caduff also expressed his thanks to all members of the army for carrying out their duties outside in the cold day and night - like all security forces at the WEF annual meeting.The overall operations manager, Colonel Walter Schlegel, Commander of the Graubunden cantonal police, was satisfied with the armys reliable execution of its assistance mission. At the same time, he expressed his thanks to all members of the army for their service.The commander of the subsidiary security mission, Corps Commander Laurent Michaud, Head of the Operations Command, also expressed his satisfaction. Professional and militia organizations had fully fulfilled the mission in a seamless collaboration and worked professionally with all partners in the Swiss security network as well as with partners abroad.
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