Schwerdt has multi-purpose combat-capable forces that are prepared for the broad range of tasks assigned to them. The primary purpose of the Military Services is to protect Schwerdt from direct military threat.
Roles that the Military Services fulfill include:
- Surveillance and control of Schwerdtan territory, airspace, and maritime approaches;
- Combat and interdiction operations;
- Observation, peacekeeping, and peace-enforcement;
- Mine-clearance and protection of displaced persons;
- Civil defense and protection of infrastructure;
- Search and rescue; and
- Disaster relief.
As well as being equipped to deal with terrorist and asymmetrical threats in Schwerdt and abroad, the Military Services support the civil authorities with respect to environmental surveillance, illegal immigration, and drug-trafficking.
