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UXO clearance for Humanitarian unit of LPA and RFA join field exercise
Published: 2019-09-25 09:27:31 | Written : Somphet Chanthavilayvong | Hits: 1050 | Rating:



(LPAN) On September 17, 2019, the Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) Clearance Unit of the Laos People’s Army (LPA) and Russian Federation Army (RFA) joined field exercise with UXO Clearance Teams from ASEAN member countries plus at International Peacekeeping Centre of the Republic of Indonesia. The joint exercise was under the co-chair of LPA and RFA in parallel with ASEAN Defence Ministers Meeting (ADMM) Plus, which hosted by Indonesia. According to the Military Chief Commander of Lao UXO Clearance for Humanitarian Unit, Lt. Col. Phonekeo Orladom, “Lao People’s Army and Russian Federation Army on behalf of the Co-chair of the Joint Exercise had demonstrated how to effectively use mine detective machine as well as how to safely clear or destroy the UXO using the equipment of UXO clearance for Humanitarians.” “The joint exercise demonstrates UXO Clearance Operation at three different environments and landscapes including on the plain, on the hill and mountain and in the forest,” said Lt. Col. Phonekeo Orladom. “However, the UXO Clearance for Humanitarian Joint Exercise at the field is friendly carried out amid good atmosphere of friendship and solidarity,” he added.



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