64th EOD Inter-Service Working Group Meeting
26.05.2023
Representatives of NATO EOD COE participated in the 64th Explosive Ordnance Disposal Inter-service Working Group (EOD WG) meeting which took place at HMS President in London, United Kingdom from 22nd to 26th of May 2023.
In accordance with the NATO Military Committee Land Standardization Board (MCLSB) direction and priorities for 2023, COL ILLINGWORTH (GBR) - the Chairperson introduced the aim of the meeting and emphasized the importance of the information exchange within EOD community of interest´s as well as the revision of EOD publications and related EOD´s NATO terminology.
Delivery of two iterations HomeMade Explosive Course – Advanced
26.05.2023
From 15-18 MAY 2023 and from 22-26 MAY 2023, NATO EOD COE organized two iterations of the Homemade Explosive Course - Advanced (HMEC-A) in Training Centre Lest, Slovakia. The HMEC-A introduces to responding personnel the precursors used by criminals and terrorists in the manufacturing process of homemade explosives, along with the synthetized finished explosive mixtures.
SFA Conference and Workshop
12.05.2023
The “Future of the Black Sea” and the “Game changers for the future security environment” were the main topics for the Strategic Foresight Conference and Workshop held from 9th to 11th May 2023 in Bucharest, Romania, organized by the Supreme Allied Command Transformation (ACT) with close cooperation with the Romanian Defence Staff-Navy HQ / HQ SACT/ Directorate of Strategic Plans and Policy.
NATO EOD Staff Officer Training 2023
05.05.2023
From the 17 APR to 28 APR 2023 the NATO EOD COE delivered to NATO and Interoperability Platform countries the NATO EOD Staff Officer Training (NATO EOD SOT). The NATO EOD SOT was hosted by the Polish Military Engineering and CBRN Training Centre in Wroclaw.
Force Protection in Mountain Warfare Seminar
28.04.2023
NATO Mountain Warfare Centre of Excellence (NATO MW COE) and the Romanian Land Forces organized the 3-day “Force Protection in Mountain Warfare” seminar in Brașov, Romania, from 25 to 27 April 2023, covering the specifics of Force Protection elements during operations in mountainous environments.
26th EOD COE Steering Committee Meeting
27.04.2023
The 26th NATO EOD COE Steering Committee meeting (SC mtg) was successfully completed. The meeting was held from 17 APR to 20 APR 2023 in Prague, CZE.
The annual Multinational Solutions Synchronisation Conference (MSSC)
06.04.2023
The annual Multinational Solutions Synchronisation Conference (MSSC) was held from 4th to 6th of April 2023 in Prague, Czech Republic.
Ambassador of Hungary visited the NATO EOD COE
05.04.2023
His Excellency (H.E.), Dr. Csaba BALOGH, Ambassador of Hungary accredited in Slovakia visited the NATO EOD COE on 05 APR 2023. Colonel Robert CSASZAR, the COE Director warmly welcomed the Hungarian ambassador’s delegation (one of the five Sponsoring Nations) and shared the NATO EOD COE mission, vision and long terms objectives.
The 7th Military Engineering Annual Discipline Conference
03.04.2023
From 29 MAR to 30 MAR 2023, the NATO EOD COE hosted the 7th MILENG ADC in Trencin, Slovakia. The event was led by the Military Engineering Centre of Excellence (MILENG COE), as the MILENG Education and Training (E&T) Department Head (DH) and supported by Headquarters Supreme Allied Commander Transformation/Joint Force Development (HQ SACT/JFD) and SHAPE JENG division as the MILENG Requirement Authority.
NATO Lessons Learned Spring Week 2023
03.04.2023
The NATO LL SPRING WEEK 2023 (NLLSW23) was organized by SACT HQ and hosted by the NATO Crisis Management and Disaster Response Centre of Excellence from 28 to 30 March 2023 in Sofia, Bulgaria. LL Community of Interest from NCS, NFS and COEs took part in this event. The EOD COE was represented by a Subject Matter Expert from Lessons Learned and Analysis Branch.
NATO Lessons Learned Staff Officers Course
03.04.2023
NATO Joint Lessons Learned Centre (JALLC) in close cooperation with Swedish Armed Forces – International Centre (SWEDINT) organized Lessons Learned Staff Officers Course (NLLSOC) held on 20-24 MAR 2023 in Stockholm, Sweden.
Spatial Computing for C-IED
23.03.2023
From March 7 to March 9, 2023, two members of the EOD COE Technologies Department 2LT David SLATKOVSKY (Project Manager of ETACS project) and MSGT Gabor KOROM (deputy Project Manager of ETACS project), participated in the first edition of the Spatial Computing For C-IED Workshop, which was held at the Marine Etablissement Amsterdam (MEA) in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Visit of the Latvian Training and Doctrine Centre (LTV TRADOC)
17.03.2023
The NATO EOD COE delegation visited the Latvian EOD E&T provider (Combat Support & Combat Service Support Training Centre - CSCSSTC) under the command LTC Maris UTINANS, LTV TRADOC Commander. The aim of the visit was to inform each other about the capabilities of own entities and to discuss cooperation opportunities in the field of EOD Education and Training (E&T).
Continuous contribution of the NATO EOD COE to the NATO’s Counter Improvised Explosive Disposal Military Discipline
10.03.2023
Respecting the cross disciplinary function of the Counter Improvised Explosive Disposal (C-IED) Military Discipline in NATO’s Education and Training (E&T), the NATO EOD COE representatives Lieutenant Colonel Alexander HUGYAR and Major Marek VLNKA participated at the 10th C-IED Annual Discipline Conference (ADC).
The 1st Writing Session for ATP-3.18.1 Revision
03.03.2023
NATO EOD COE hosted the 1st Writing Session for ATP-3.18.1 Allied Tactical Publication for Explosive Ordnance Disposal, from 28 February to 02 March 2023.