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
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!
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.