Special Forces Command (Switzerland)

The Special Forces Command (German: Kommando Spezialkräfte) is the unified combatant command charged with overseeing the various special operations component commands of the Swiss Armed Forces (Schweizer Armee). The command is part of the Joint Operations Command (Kommando Operationen) that specialised in air assault and airborne operations, clandestine and covert operations, commando style raids, counterterrorism and hostage rescue crisis management, executive protection, ISTAR, long-range penetration, maneuver warfare, military intelligence gathering, operating open fields and other difficult terrains, rapid offensive operations with capable of acting on short notice, special reconnaissance, and special warfare.

Grenadiers are subjected to considerable physical strain, applicants are required to be in excellent physical conditions, and recruits are chosen through a strict selection process.

The Grenadiers have been part of the Grenadier Command 1 since the "Army XXI" reform in late 2004, before which Grenadier units were integrated in other regiments. Grenadier Command 1, subordinated to the "Reconnaissance Formations of the Armed Forces and Grenadiers", is headquartered in Rivera. The Grenadiers' motto, shared with many other military institutions, is "Semper Fidelis".