22nd NATO C-IED Working Group meeting

The 22nd NATO C-IED Working Group meeting was organized by C-IED Centre of Excellence in Cordoba, Spain, from 10 to 12 December 2019. More than 90 participants representing NATO nations, NATO Command Structure, NATO Force Structure, NSO, C-IED COE, CSW COE, MILENG COE, and EOD COE gathered together to discuss, analyze and find solutions in the area of C-IED standardization. LTC Milan JANKURA (SVK Army) represented our Centre of Excellence. 

The meeting focused on information exchange, review of ongoing tasks and update on C-IED related publications. After the plenary session, the WG members split into four panels (Doctrine and Terminology, Interoperability, Military Working Dog, and Maritime Panel). LTC JANKURA informed the C-IED WG about the EOD COE's offer to take over the liaison between EOD WG and C-IED WG. The C-IED WG appreciated the offer and agreed with the proposed change of the Liaison.

In both, the plenary session and panel meeting, the EOD COE representative advertised the upcoming NATO EOD Demonstrations and Trials 2020, inviting the WG participants to attend the event organized in Bratislava, Slovakia, from 22 to 23 September 2020.

The event was very beneficial for the whole C-IED Community of Interest, including the EOD – as representing one of the three C-IED pillars "Defeat the device".

The next NATO C-IED WG meeting will be organized in Washington DC, USA, in June 2020.