Werner Epper

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Werner Epper (born June 20, 1960 ) is a Swiss professional officer ( brigadier ).

Life

Werner Epper completed a sports teacher degree at the ETH Zurich before joining the Swiss Air Force Instructional Corps in 1986 . Epper was the first Swiss citizen to study at Air War College in Montgomery in 2000 and graduated with a master's degree in Strategic Studies . In 2009 he completed another Master of Advanced Studies in Security Policy and Crisis Management from ETH Zurich. In the same year he was appointed commander of the Flieger 31 training association while being promoted to brigadier. He has been the Air Force Chief of Staff since 2014. On January 1, 2018, he became Deputy Commander of the Air Force under Bernhard Müller .

Military functions

As a militia officer, Werner Epper had the following functions:

  • 1989: Captain, commander of an aviation company
  • 1992: Captain in the General Staff, Chief of Operations Staff Air Force
  • 1993: General Staff Officer Operations in the Air Force staff
  • 1995: Major in the General Staff
  • 1996: Commander of an airfield department
  • 1999: Deputy Chief of Operations on the staff of an airfield brigade
  • 2000: Lieutenant Colonel in the General Staff, Deputy Chief of Staff of the Airfield Brigade
  • 2002: Colonel in the General Staff, Chief of Staff of the Airfield Brigade 32
  • 2009: Brigadier, Commander Flieger Training Association 31
  • 2014: Chief of Air Force Staff
  • since 2018: Commander Deputy Air Force (current)

Awards and decorations

CHE Length of service decoration.svgCHE Ribbons Rosette Gold.svgCHE Ribbons Rosette Gold.svgCHE Ribbons Rosette Gold.svg CHE Skill-at-arms decoration Pistol level 1.png
CHE Skill-at-arms decoration Assault rifle level 2.png CHE Military Sports decoration, first class.png CHE Mission Insignia Operations within Switzerland.png
Service badge
with 3 gold rosettes 		Level 1 pistol
Assault rifle level 2 Military sport 1 Domestic operations

Web links

Commons : Werner Epper  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Stefan Hilzinger: Wehrhafter Welsch-Frauenfelder. In: St. Galler Tagblatt . April 26, 2014, accessed December 18, 2017
  2. ↑ Appointments and promotions in the Gst Of Corps. In: blog.ggstof.ch. June 26, 2013, accessed December 18, 2017
  3. ↑ a b Official website of Werner Epper on admin.ch , accessed on December 18, 2017
personal data
SURNAME Epper, Werner
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss professional officer (brigadier)
DATE OF BIRTH June 20, 1960