29 Oct. 2004

Explosive ordnance destruction course in Bosnia Links SFOR website On 29 October, sixteen soldiers from the armed forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina completed an intensive explosive ordnance destruction course run by the NATO-led SFOR peacekeeping force. The ten day course provided the students training in the identification of specific ordnance characteristics and the destruction techniques, including setting and executing explosive charges. Graduation ceremony with soldiers of the BiH Armed Forces recieving their congradualtions from the BiH Defense Minister Radovanovic and the Commander of SFOR, Brigadier General Schook The course was carried out in a combination of practical and classroom training by instructors from France and Luxembourg. Completion of the course will further facilitate the armed forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina with the ability to destroy unsafe and unserviceable ammunition held in storage sites; it is essential that unserviceable ammunition be destroyed before it can degrade sufficiently to pose any significant danger.