Bernhard Müller (general)

Bernhard Müller is as a Swiss military official. He is the Commander of the Swiss Air Force.

Bernhard Müller
Div Bernhard Müller (2017)
Born9 March 1957
Switzerland
Allegiance  Switzerland
Service/branchSwiss Air Force
Years of servicepresent
RankDivisional general German: Divisionär NATO-Code: OF-7.
Commands heldDeputy Commander of the Swiss Air Force

Early life

Müller grew up in the town of Wettingen in the canton of Aargau. He attended the teacher's seminar. there Later he graduated from the University of Zurich.

Career

In 1987 he became a chief flight instructor at the introduction of the Super Pumas in the Swiss Air Force. After various positions as an officer in the Swiss Air Force, he became Chief of the Swiss Air Force Operations and Deputy Commander of the Luftwaffe on April 1, 2009. The Swiss Federal Council promoted Müller to commander of the Swiss Air Force on March 22, 2017. He succeeds Aldo C. Schellenberg starting January 1, 2018.[1]

Since 2009, Müller has been a member of the Board of Directors of the Swiss air traffic control agency Skyguide.[2]

Positions

As a militia officer Müller :

Müller was a chief instructor during the introduction of the Eurocopter AS332 Super Puma. Among other things, he directed humanitarian helicopter missions for the Swiss Army in Albania and Sumatra as well as firefighting missions in Greece.[3]

Decorations and awards
Pilot Abzeichen
Length of Service Decoration
with three golden rosettes		 Military Assault rifle level 1 UN / OSCE Mandat

References
  1. Bundesrat, Medienmitteilung vom 22. März 2017, Mutationen von Höheren Stabsoffizieren der Armee.
  2. Skyguide, Medienmitteilung vom 7. Mai 2009, Bernhard Müller neuer Verwaltungsrat der skyguide.
  3. Inland@DFoppa, Daniel FoppaRessortleiter (2017-03-23). "Der Luftwaffenchef steigt auf – ein Pilot rückt nach". Tages-Anzeiger, Tages-Anzeiger (in German). ISSN 1422-9994. Retrieved 2017-05-26.
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