58th NATO EOD Working Group meeting
06.05.2019
The EOD COE delegation represented by COL Róbert Császár, LTC Alexander Hugyar, LTC Milan Jankura and CPT Ján Bak participated in the 58th NATO EOD Working Group meeting held in Eksjo, Sweden from 6 to 10 May 2019. Aim of the meeting was information exchange, review of ongoing tasks and update on EOD publications.
Serbian Delegation visits the Centre
26.04.2019
On 26 April 2019, COL Róbert CSÁSZÁR, the Director of the EOD COE, hosted the visit of LTC Predrag DŽOSIC from the Staff of Operations of the General Staff of the Serbian Armed Forces accompanied by MAJ Predrag STANCEVIC and MAJ Cedo SPASOJEVIC. During discussion, the Serbian guests expressed their interest in closer cooperation in the future mainly as the education and training of EOD operators are concerned.
Polish Armed Forces Military Engineers' Day
23.04.2019
Based on the invitation of Chief of Military Engineering Directorate COL Wawrzyniak, the Director of EOD COE together with other NATO Chief Engineers attended the Polish Armed Forces Military Engineers’ Day in Warsaw. the guests celebrated the 20th anniversary of the accession of the Poland to NATO. During this occasion the guests visited the 2nd Combat Engineer Regiment in Kazun and received a full brief about the Polish engineer organization and its capabilities.
18th EOD COE Steering Committee Meeting
18.04.2019
The 18th EOD COE SC Meeting was held on 8 – 12 April 2019 in the premises of the Polish MILENG & CBRN Training Centre in Wroclaw, Poland. Sponsoring Nations representatives met to discuss & find consensus on financial issues, amendments to job descriptions, issues related to CIS and its enhancement of cyber defence. All issues in agenda were solved also due to the great and cordial support of Polish Chief Engineer COL Wawrzyniak.
16th International Symposium Mine Action 2019
18.04.2019
The Croatian Mine Action Centre and Croatian Mine Action Centre - Centre for Testing, Development and Training organized the 16th International Symposium Mine Action 2019 from 8th to 11th April 2019 in Dubrovnik, Croatia. The symposium topics reflected current challenges in mine action but also enabled the attendees to present their knowledge and gained experiences from all around the world.
ACO Force Protection WG Meeting
17.04.2019
Following the Request for Feedback and based on the NATO Doctrine Tasks, the custodian of Allied Joint Doctrine for Force Protection (AJP-3.14) called for already second writing team meeting. The aim of the meeting was to review the rest of the comments received from the working draft of the revised AJP-3.14. The second meeting was held from 1 – 5 April 2019 in the premises of JAPCC in Kalkar, Germany.
01-19 NATO EOD Staff Officer Training
16.04.2019
From 01 APR to 12 APR 2019, the NATO Explosive Ordnance Disposal Centre of Excellence (NATO EOD COE) delivered the NATO EOD SOT.The overall course curricula was featured by theoretical lectures on Explosive Ordnance (EO) related Risk & Threat management, EOD capabilities and limitations on multinational deployment, as well as by scenario based training on EOD activities in support of multinational operations.
Home-Made Explosives – Basic (HME-B) Level of Course 2019
26.03.2019
To support NATO common C-IED effort in the pillar - prepare the force,the NATO EOD COE organized two iterations of the HME-B level of course. Both course iterations were performed within the premises of the Ammunition Testing Centre in Novaky, Slovakia. The first iteration was conducted from 13 MAR to 15 MAR 2019 and the second one from 18 MAR to 20 MAR 2019.
Military Engineering Annual Discipline Conference (MILENG ADC) 2019
06.03.2019
Referring to the guidance provided by the Bi-SC 075-002 “Education and Training Policy” and the NATO’s appointed MILENG discipline Requirement Authority (RA), Department Head (DH) and dedicated stakeholders on MILENG Global Programming, involved representatives of the MILENG discipline conducted the 3rd MILENG ADC. The conference was held on 28th JAN 2019 at the MILENG COE premises in Ingolstadt, DEU.
Counter Improvised Explosive Device Annual Discipline Conference (C-IED ADC) 2019
06.03.2019
In accordance with NATO approach to Global Programming Framework (GPF) in Education and Training (E&T), the C-IED COE, as the C-IED military discipline Department Head (DH) hosted the 6th C-IED ADC. Selected NATO headquarters, international and national Education and Training Facilities (ETF) representatives attended the conference to review the C-IED Discipline Alignment Plan (DAP).
3rd Integration of the Exoskeleton in the Battlefield Workshop, Prague, Czech Republic
24.10.2018
The 3rd Integration of the Exoskeleton in the Battlefield Workshop was held in the PVA EXPO Prague, Czech Republic on 16-19 October 2018. The workshop was conducted by the NATO EOD COE team with the support of the NCI Agency and the contribution of MILMED COE.
CBRN EOD Incident Management Staff Officers Training completed
23.10.2018
The second iteration of CBRN EOD Incident Management Staff Officer Training (CBRN EOD IM SOT) organized by the NATO EOD COE took place in Trencin and the National EOD and CBRN Centre in Novaky from 15th October till 19th October 2018. The CBRN EOD IM SOT comprised theoretical and practical lessons combined with a live demonstration.
NATO EOD Demonstrations and Trials 2018 Bratislava, Slovakia, 19-20 SEP 2018
21.09.2018
“Multidisciplinary approach to EOD” was the leading theme of the two-day NATO EOD Demonstrations & Trials 2018 event held on 19 – 20 September 2018 at the premises of the Incheba EXPO Center in Bratislava and organized by the NATO Explosive Ordnance Disposal Centre of Excellence in cooperation with the NATO MILENG (Germany) and C-IED (Spain) Centres of Excellence.
Global Explosive Ordnance Disposal Symposium & Exhibition (GESE) 2018
13.09.2018
During two full days, between 14 and 15 AUG 2018, National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) in partnership with the EOD Warrior Foundation organized the 2018 Global Explosive Ordnance Disposal Symposium & Exhibition (GESE) at the Bethesda North Marriott Hotel and Conference Center, North Bethesda, MD, USA.
Home-Made Explosives Course - Advanced in Military Training Area Lešť
03.09.2018
During first two weeks of July 2018 the EOD COE organized two runs of the Homemade Explosives Course – Advanced. The courses were performed with the assistance of Subject Matter Experts from US Department of Justice Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), Thermo Fischer Scientific (USA), Quinetiq (USA), Alluviam (USA), Institute of Energetic Materials (University of Pardubice, CZE), SWEDEC (SWE), EOD Group (BEL), 15th Engineering Regiment (CZE) and National Centre of EOD and CBRN (SVK).