- Born 30 April 1950 in Solothurn
- Mother tongue: German (he also speaks French and English)
- After commercial school studies he trained as a military pilot and joined the Surveillance Wing in 1971, where he was a member of the Swiss Aerobatic Team Patrouille Suisse from 1974 to 1983
- Over 4900 flying hours
Lieutenant General Markus Gygax
Commander Air Force
His milestones in the upper ranks
Per 1 March 2009
Definitively confirmed as Commander Swiss Air Force
After 21 June 2008
Commander Swiss Air Force ad interim
2004 - 2008
Chief Air Force Operations Staff and Deputy Commander Air Force
2003
Chief of Operations and Deputy Commander-in-chief Swiss Air Force
1998 - 2002
Commander of the Air Force Brigade
1994 - 1997
Chief of F/A-18 Hornet introduction
1994
Commander of an Air Force Regiment
1991 - 1992
Staff College "Ecole Supérieure de Guerre Aérienne", Paris, France
1990 - 1991
Assigned staff officer to the Chief of Operations of the Swiss Air Force
1985 - 1989
Chief flying instructor of F-5E/F Tiger in Pilot Officers' Schools
1978
Williams Air Force Base, Arizona, F-5E/F Tiger Conversion Course
- CV - Lieutenant General Markus Gygax
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