A U.S. EOD Soldier with the 184th Ordnance Battalion (EOD), Fort Campbell, Ky., provides instruction on advanced metal-detecting techniques in a practical pit constructed on Camp Base, Kisangani, the capitol of the Orientale Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. (U.S. Army photo by Capt. Charles A. Schnake)
‘Screaming Eagle’ Soldiers oversee demining in Democratic Republic of the Congo
By Sgt. Terysa M. King, U.S. Army Africa Public Affairs
KISANGANI, Congo – Years after the Great War of Africa ended, the Democratic Republic of the Congo is covered with remnants of war scattered throughout the country in the aftermath of one of the deadliest conflicts worldwide since World War II.
In an effort to help the DRC reduce the number of land mines and unexploded ordnance, four Soldiers from the 184th Ordnance Battalion (EOD), out of Fort Campbell, Ky., provided a train-the-trainer (TTT) course with 11 Forces Armées de la République Démocratique du Congo (FARDC) deminers to improve their explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) skills.
This engagement, which is part of the Humanitarian Mine Action program, took place April 6 through 27 at Camp Base in Kisangani, the capitol of the Orientale Province in the DRC.
The main objective of this exercise was to improve the FARDC deminers’ EOD skill sets to a point where they can set up a sustainable program in the DRC and to improve relations between the DRC and the United States, said Capt. Charles A. Schnake, the exercise officer in charge.
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