58th EOD Working Group
The C-IED COE participated in the 58th NATO Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Interservice Working Group in Eksjo, Sweden from 7-10 May 2019 at the Swedish EOD and Demining Centre (SWEDEC). The Working Group began with outstanding action items from the previous meeting and was followed by broad list of liaison reports from participating members to include an ACO update.
On the second day, the group witnessed an EOD - Interagency tasking as part of the SWEDEC EOD Exercise-19. The EOD team worked closely with the local fire department and medical personnel on radio communications, safety, render safe, post blast, casualty evacuation and immediate medical care. The afternoon sessions included panel discussion on EOD Doctrine, Policy, and Philosophy; EOD Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures Panel; and the EOD Standardization Panel. The final day started with a visit to the SWEDEC Research and Development department with briefings on their EOD Information System (IS), EOD training area, and research area focusing on large scale Demining Equipment. The conclusion of the working group focused on panel chairs discussing their panel outcomes and way ahead.
The 59th NATO Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Interservice Working Group will take place in Kiel, Germany from 21-25 Oct 2019.