Today, members of ASMO came together to commemorate UN Peacekeeper Day 2026. The event was short, of great significance and marked by profound dignity. Our thanks go to Colonel Fehr, thank you Christoph for organizing this commemoration. At this moment, we remember an uncomfortable but necessary truth: soldiers die. Even more tragic is that they … Read more
General Meeting 2026 ASMO From Colonel Adrian Zurmühle Another successful ASMO evening. This year’s general meeting was honored with the additional presence of the Commander SWISSINT. In his speech, he shared with all former UN military observers and the former first woman in a mission how the peace work of the Peace Keepers continues … Read more
A man from Freiburg talks about his commitment to peace From Colonel Adrian Zurmühle Our ASMO member, Patrick Gauchat, reports on his assignment 20251217_LIBERTE_Patrick_Gauchat (original article in French) Page title: A Fribourg native speaks about his peace mission. Cover image: For more than 20 years, Divisional Commander Patrick Gauchat has been engaged in peacekeeping … Read more
Fall outing 2025, Trubschachen From Colonel Adrian Zurmühle The members of ASMO met in Trubschachen to get to know this wonderful Emmental municipality. There were exciting discussions and culinary highlights
Aperitif donated by ASMO for the Swiss graduates of this year’s international course. Colonel Christine Hegglin, Major Ganter and the President, Lieutenant Colonel Adrian Zurmühle, were delighted with the numerous perspectives contributed by the officers from Ticino, French-speaking Switzerland and German-speaking Switzerland – keep up the good work!
Mitgliederversammlung 2025 ASMO – Zürich Flughafen Von Oberstlt Adrian Zurmühle Mit vielen Fragen und grosser Vorfreude haben wir uns um 15:00 Uhr getroffen, um danach zwei Stunden lang die Reparatur von zahlreichen Flugzeugtriebwerken zu beobachten und zu inspizieren. Unter der hervorragenden Fuhrung von Donald hatten wir wirklich eine superspannende Besichtigung. Nochmals vielen Dank fur … Read more
In 1998/99, I worked as a military observer for UNTSO in the Golan Heights and in southern Lebanon. For the first six months, my wife and I lived with our two small boys in Damascus in the big city, then in Nahariya in the north of Israel. My time in the Middle East taught me … Read more
General Assembly of the Cantonal Officers’ Association of Thurgau – the CdA with guest speaker. The Officers’ Association of Thurgau met for the 198th time in the dignified town hall in Weinfelden. Over 140 participants from the association, politics, business and the army made for a remarkable plenary session. In his guest speech, Thomas Süssli, … Read more
(Texte, lien et rapport uniquement en allemand. / Text, link and report in German only.) Vor einigen Jahren hatte Sumaya Farhat-Naser die Gelegenheit, im Rahmen eines Vortrags über ihre Friedensarbeit im Nahen Osten, insbesondere in Palästina, zu sprechen. Dabei erzählte sie von ihrem Entschluss, die Universitätslaufbahn hinter sich zu lassen, um sich ganz dem palästinensischen … Read more
Ms. Brigitte Rindlisbacher with the President of ASMO at Olma 2024 to mark the 35th anniversary of peacebuilding by the Swiss Armed Forces.
A trip to Poschiavo and the Engadin Von Major Werner Reiser, Arbon September 2024 On September 21, 2024, 18 ASMO members and 10 companions met for coffee and croissants at Cafi Binari at 10.00 a.m. in beautiful weather. Some members were astonisht when they saw the sign saying “closed today”. Well, that wasn’t the … Read more