Bernhard Müller (general)

Bernhard Müller is as a Swiss military official. He is the Deputy 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.

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

Positions
As a militia officer Müller :


 * 2001-2003: Commander Alpnach Air Base (ad hoc)
 * 2000-2002: Chief of Staff Air Brigade 31
 * 1993-1999: General Staff Officer Airborne Brigade 31
 * 1989-1992: Commander Lufttransport Staffel 6

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. .