The Swiss Air Force runs like clockwork, Payerne Air Base between Lausanne and Bern is home to 17 and 18 Squadrons of the Swiss Air Force.
![Early morning arrival of a F/A-18C](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/95d13dadee9531657c053b73449f1fd8/48d0b725-7d78-4985-adf0-5fa2300e63a1_rw_1920.jpg?h=dc6be73f33375406ca634812df14cb1b)
Early morning arrival of a F/A-18C
![Navigation Light](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/95d13dadee9531657c053b73449f1fd8/6618cdeb-a096-46d0-a39a-0c25437bd9e9_rw_1920.jpg?h=494049bbd4453f980a593f2c9dbf4677)
Navigation Light
![Runway conditions Wet, Wet, Wet](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/95d13dadee9531657c053b73449f1fd8/2c849497-7f37-42e3-8552-f1ac87119438_rw_1920.jpg?h=27982839e385c1e16ffc848c328aa072)
Runway conditions Wet, Wet, Wet
![Taxi](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/95d13dadee9531657c053b73449f1fd8/398c1b17-2907-404f-9157-a0c7a4bbc5e7_rw_1920.jpg?h=a20f463a1ff28a94388dc94dd9a5f633)
Taxi
![Payerne Air Base](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/95d13dadee9531657c053b73449f1fd8/4464fe1c-8199-4069-8619-2381989a0a93_rw_1920.jpg?h=6c7f668251398a89cbbf3367d9f4cb69)
Payerne Air Base
![Evening Hornet](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/95d13dadee9531657c053b73449f1fd8/0cbbcd78-1f71-49fd-8c46-f9b193d062bc_rw_1920.jpg?h=5d3a3fcde4b1ddcdf3c122530d68be2f)
Evening Hornet
![Dawn patrol](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/95d13dadee9531657c053b73449f1fd8/8f648665-7468-4916-99df-09c5ba2b90b7_rw_1920.jpg?h=e941540106bdaa9b26578e38565f2da3)
Dawn patrol
![Falcon Tail](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/95d13dadee9531657c053b73449f1fd8/afcb3c60-34b4-476c-9065-0f1f00152e74_rw_1920.jpg?h=dcdeda7fd39ff4bffc9bc8f83f633271)
Falcon Tail
![Take Off](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/95d13dadee9531657c053b73449f1fd8/8f3526f8-e9ce-47d7-87ca-7181d6e15aa6_rw_1920.jpg?h=580d6a593e78123f56f47f7311c13ce6)
Take Off
![Grey jet , Blue Sky](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/95d13dadee9531657c053b73449f1fd8/6f06e478-7529-4515-94b0-09293b0c0ecf_rw_1920.jpg?h=bd97ecc7ee1f181c5a9d181b054756f7)
Grey jet , Blue Sky
![Falcon RTB](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/95d13dadee9531657c053b73449f1fd8/75a77344-9936-4f9e-869a-a2dcec3155fe_rw_1920.jpg?h=df6dc8e7d837f5fe9c0c33178bdde669)
Falcon RTB
![A light load](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/95d13dadee9531657c053b73449f1fd8/6083fb25-1bc8-4380-bdf0-d075967e10a2_rw_1920.jpg?h=9297a543a29c301e419f881036818395)