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.
The objective of the NLLSW23 was to identify challenges and opportunities for improving LL collection, exploitation and sharing within NATO and with NATO-affiliated International Military Organizations, as well as to reinvigorate the existing LL network.
Author: Marian Lachyta (SVK-CIV)
Photo: Marian Lachyta (SVK-CIV)
07.04.2026
First and foremost a huge ‘’Thank you’’ to Belgium Armed Forces for excellent organization of 70th EOD WG meeting, which took place in Brugge. Participation of this meeting consisted of EOD COE delegation headed by director of EOD COE COL Frantisek Mihalovic supplemented by deputy director Lt COL Blake ZENTENO (U.S. Army) and others SMEs.
01.04.2026
From 24 MAR to 26 MAR 2026, the Military Engineering Centre of Excellence (MILENG CoE) hosted the Combined Annual Discipline Conference (CADC) in Ingolstadt, Germany. The conference brought together three key disciplines to address Education and Training (E&T) solutions for capability gaps identified by SHAPE and the respective Requirements Authority (RA).
30.03.2026
The NATO Explosive Ordnance Disposal Centre of Excellence (NATO EOD COE) was honoured to host a distinguished guest, the President of the Slovak Republic, Peter Pellegrini. Upon arrival, the President was formally welcomed by Major General Ivan Balog, the Land Forces Commander and the Commander of Trenčin Garrison, alongside Colonel František Mihalovič, Director of the NATO EOD COE. The official program commenced with an in-depth briefing by Colonel Mihalovič, who outlined the Centre’s strategic mission, vision, tasks and the long-term objectives of the NATO EOD COE.