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Dong Ha, Quang Tri (May 27, 2022) – NPA/RENEW’s staff this week was very pleased to host a visit to Vietnam from the Office of Weapons Removal and Abatement in the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Political-Military Affairs (PM/WRA). As part of their working itinerary, the PM/WRA delegation on Monday visited the coordination office in Dong Ha and later traveled to Gio Linh District to observe the explosive ordnance survey and clearance operations undertaken by NPA/RENEW thanks to funding from the U.S. Government.

Below are some photos depicting the PM/WRA’s visit:

Provincial Program Manager Nguyen Thi Dieu Linh briefs the delegation on technical survey process during their visit to an NPA/RENEW clearance site in Nhi Trung Village of Gio Hai Commune, Gio Linh District.
An eight-member team demonstrates technical survey procedures for defining confirmed hazardous areas that need full clearance.
Team leader Nguyen Thi Hai Van briefs the delegation on battle area clearance procedures that the all-women clearance team is undertaking on a defined contaminated area in Nhi Trung Village of Gio Hai Commune.
PM/WRA Program Manager Ethan Rinks shakes hands with team leader Nguyen Thi Hai Van expressing his appreciation to the all-women clearance team who conduct the challenging job of explosive ordnance clearance in Quang Tri Province.
PM/WRA Program Manager Ethan Rinks tries to operate the remote-controlled vegetation removal system, Bearcat, which has been supported by US Department of Defense Humanitarian Demining Research and Development since 2019.
US Department of Defense Humanitarian Demining Research and Development Technical Advisor Phil Straw briefs the delegation on the deep detection system, Scorpion, which has been used in battle clearance activities by NPA/RENEW since 2021.
Representatives of PM/WRA, US Embassy in Vietnam and NPA with the core management team of Project RENEW after touring the Mine Action Visitor Center in Dong Ha City.

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