Acting Assistant COS JENG Division, NATO SHAPE visits the Centre
09.02.2016
On 9 February 2016, Colonel Bert Keij, acting Assistant Chief of Staff for Joint Engineering (JENG) Division, NATO SHAPE accompanied by Lieutenant Colonel Jan Petter Varhol visited the EOD Centre of Excellence.
Hungarian Ambassador to Slovakia visits the EOD COE
24.11.2015
On 24 NOV 2015, the Director of the NATO EOD Centre of Excellence received Ambassador of Hungary to Slovakia, Her Excellency Éva Czimbalmosné Molnár, accompanied by Hungarian Defence Attaché to Slovakia Col István TALIÁN and Secretary of HUN Embassy Mr András Dóczy.
Chief of Staff, Joint Education, Training and Exercise, NATO ACT visits the Centre
15.11.2015
During 15-16 November 2015, the Assistant Chief o Staff, Joint Education, Training and Exercise (JETE) from ACT, Brigadier General Dzintars Roga, who was appointed as the NATO EOD COE FOGO Champion, visited the NATO Explosive Ordnance Disposal Centre of Excellence in Trenčín.
Chief of the General Staff of the Serbian Armed Forces visits the Centre
13.11.2015
On 13 November 2015 the EOD COE hosted a prestigious visit from Serbian Armed Forces, The Chief of the General Staff, General Ljubiša DJIKOVIĆ. General Dijkovič was accompanied by the Chief of Department for Planning and Development, Brigadier General Marinko PAVLOVIĆ, as well as other distinguished guests.
4th Annual EOD Operators Lessons Learned Seminar
27.10.2015
One of the EOD COE LLA section´s goals is to become a platform for experience and lessons sharing within EOD COI. The continuity in this effort is ensured by organizing EOD Operator’s LL Seminar yearly. In 2015, the EOD COE organised already the 4th Annual EOD Operators Lessons Learned Seminar.
French Ambassador to Slovakia visits the EOD COE
15.10.2015
On 15 OCT 2015, the Director of the NATO EOD Centre of Excellence received Ambassador of France to Slovakia, His Excellency Mr Didier LOPINOT, accompanied by Director General and National Armaments Director Mr. Hubert L’EBRALY, Ms. Florence LAPEYRE, and French Defence Attaché to Slovakia LTC Marc FORTERRE.
Home-Made Explosives Courses-Basic in Nováky, SEP 2015
08.09.2015
During September 2015 the EOD COE Training Branch organized two runs of the Homemade Explosives Course – basic. The courses were performed with the assistance of Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) from Ammunition Testing Centre (ATC) and Institute of Energetic Materials (University of Pardubice, Czech Republic).
10th Annual NATO Allied Command Transformation (ACT) Counter Improvised Device Conference (C-IED) 2015
23.06.2015
Following the NATO C-IED Action Plan and the NATO C-IED policy, the NATO ACT organized the 10th Annual NATO C-IED Conference from 23 June till 26 June 2015 in Madrid, Spain .
Counter Improvised Explosive Disposal Annual Discipline Conference (C-IED ADC) 2015
22.06.2015
In accordance with the NATO approach to Global Programming Framework (GPF) in Education and Training (E&T) the C-IED COE (Spain, Madrid) from 22 till 23 June 2015 hosted the 2nd C-IED Annual Discipline Conference (ADC).
CBRN EOD Staff Officer Incident Management Training
22.06.2015
In harmony with mid-term EOD COE´s goals and objectives the Chief of the EOD Capability Development Branch (Maj Truchly) leads the project “CBRN EOD Staff Officer Incident Management Training”, which should fill in a recognised gap within EOD training activities.
Home-Made Explosives Courses-Advanced in Military training area Lešť
15.06.2015
During June 2015 the EOD COE Training Branch 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), 15th Engineering Regiment(CZE) and National Centre of EOD and CBRN(SVK).
2nd C-IED Technology Workshop in Madrid
14.06.2015
The C-IED COE in coordination with EOD COE organized the 2nd C-IED Technology Workshop in Madrid during the 9th to 11th June 2015. The EOD COE was represented by EOD COE Director COL Ľubomír Mrváň SVK(A), LTC Grzegorz Motak POL(A), LTC (Ret) Daniel Zoller, CPT Zuzana Čahojová and Mrs. Anna Farkašová.
Military attachés to Slovakia visit the Centre
21.05.2015
Col Lubomir Mrváň, the EOD COE Director, hosted a group of military attachés led by BG Zdeněk Jakubek, CZE(A) during a visit to the EOD Centre of Excellence on 21 May 2015.
50th meeting of EOD WG
05.05.2015
Italian Joint C-IED Centre of Excellence in Roma hosted , from 5 to 8 May 2015, 50th meeting of EOD WG.
Home-Made Explosives Courses-Basic in Szentendre, Hungary
22.04.2015
During April 2015 the EOD COE Training Branch organized two runs of the Homemade Explosives Course – basic. The courses were performed with the assistance of Subject Matter Expert from Ammunition Testing Centre Novaky and Institute of Energetic Materials (University of Pardubice, Czech Republic).