The 1st FWPAC was held from 20th February till 24th February 2012 at the NATO EOD COE Trenčín. During five days of lectures the 12 event attendees from 5 NATO countries (BEL, CAN, EST, SLO, SVK) were provided insight into FWPsmall calibre ammunition, grenades, artillery projectiles, rockets and missiles. The particular type of the ammunition per family was chosen by the NATO EOD COE Subject Matter Experts in accordance with the Afghanistan threat list and customer requirements. All course attendees successfully accomplished the FWPAC. The Deputy Director of NATO EOD COE, LTC Richard VIDAL (FRA Army) awarded the participants with the certificate of the course completion and the first NATO EOD COE course insignia. The 2nd run of the FWPAC will take place from 19th November till 23rd November 2012.
Author: CPT Alexander HUGYAR
Photo: CPT Jozef KUHAJDA