Completed delivery of the Homemade Explosives Course – Basic 2026

In accordance with the cooperation agreement between NATO EOD COE and the Romanian Land Forces Command, NATO EOD COE delivered two iterations of the Homemade Explosives Course – Basic (HMEC-B) at the Romanian Combat Support Training Center in Ramnicu Valcea.

The entire HMEC-B curricula are focused on initial recognition of the homemade explosives’ laboratory and different groups of homemade explosives. Moreover, trainees of the course are about to understand the chemicals and precursors sensitivity & functionality, with appropriate measures when such agents are discovered. Duration of the single course iteration is 3 working days, including field demonstration. The first iteration of the course the Centre delivered was conducted from 15 SEP to 17 SEP 2026 and the second from 22 SEP to 24 SEP 2026 period of time.

In total, 28 participants from 10 NATO countries enrolled for the course. Finally, all of the trainees showed their obtained skills and successfully proved the course’s graduation criteria. The high-quality of the course that was expressed by the course’s graduates, could not be recognized without the dedication and well-done support of the Romanian Combat Support Training Center in Ramnicu Valcea, OXO Network Corporation specialist IORGA George – Ovidiu PhD. Eng and specialist MOLDOVAN Elena-Andreea, Eng., PhD.

 

Author: MSG Stanislav MACURA, SVK-A

Photo: MAJ Jiri ZEJDLIK, SVK-A