The aim of this venue was to discuss and identify current and future options to ensure institutionalization of the NATO C-IED strategy and to update the Bi-SC C-IED Campaign and Action Plans. The NATO EOD COE Director delivered a brief on COE´s current and future endeavours, particularly highlighting those activities that contribute to institutionalization of the C-IED Action Plan. The EOD COE work was praised by all delegates and during the syndicate discussions it was agreed that the NATO EOD COE will have a lead in NATO Home Made Explosives Awareness Level Training and that this training shall become an operational requirement for those forces involved into search a patrolling activities for current and future NATO Operations.
Author: COL Jaroslav Bielený