From 4 to 8 November, the Counter-Improvised Explosive Devices – Centre of Excellence held a new iteration of the Analyst´s Notebook Users Course at its facilities in Hoyo de Manzanares, Madrid.

Opened by its Director, Colonel Javier Corbacho Margallo, the Course recieved 12 students from 5 nations. The attendees belong to different armies and law enforcement agencies, including Spanish National Police and Guardia Civil.

The main goal of this course is to provide the participants with theoretical and practical knowledge in order to use the Analyst´s Notebook® software as a working tool.

This software is widely used by intelligence analysts and by learning how to use it, attendees will have the skills to participate in the network analysis process carried out in their areas of responsibility.

These analyses are essential to identify the links, critical capacities and vulnerabilities of said networks in order to take the appropriate decisions to influence them with enough anticipation to keep them from developing the necessary capacities to carry out attacks using IEDs.

CIED COE BIFEC

During 13 – 23 November C-IED COE hosted the Basic IED Field Exploitation Course within its premises in Hoyo de Manzanares, Spain..

This course is funded through the SPS Program funds, and is opened to NATO partner nations. This iteration was organized for 15 Egyptian students, who have responsibilities in the investigation of IED events, within Egypt.

The delegation was led by Brigadier General Doctor Tarek Ali.

Brigadier General Tarek Taha Ahmed (EGY AF)– Thank you very much to the C-IED COE- BIFEC was a really excellent course, providing a complete basic training in the exploitation field. We met here friendly, well-educated and polite teachers and trainers. I, personally loved to attend it! Thank you once again for all your great effort! 

Basic IED Field Exploitation Course (BIFEC)

NATO C-IED COE continued its efforts to provide with C-IED focused training for the Jordanian Security and Military Forces (JAF) under the umbrella of Jordanian DCB project, sponsored by NATO Emerging Security Challenges Division (NATO ESCD), Science for Peace and Security (SPS). In this framework, based on the Request for Support for the Hungarian Defence Forces (HDF), a two weeks BIFEC course had been organized and held at the HDF Non Commissioned Officer Academy (NCOA) within the period of 7-18 October 2019. The event had been planned and organized by the C-IED COE along and in close coordination with the C-IED training personnel of HDF NCOA.

The audience (12 PAX and 3 interpreters) was selected carefully from the Army, Police and civil intelligence agency, though the basic idea of using the inter-agency approach in the C-IED fight had been understood. Despite the fact of using interpreters, the training showed a very active picture, in which the audience expressed disciplined and focusing behavior.

The closing ceremony was held on the 18th October. According to the reports, given by the training team and also that was experienced, this course was a really successful training event.