Targeted News Service
September 27, 2012 Thursday 6:54 AM EST
Armenians Participate In U.S. Demining Training Program
YEREVAN, Armenia
The U.S. Embassy issued the following news release:
September 27, Major General Lee Tafanelli of the Kansas National Guard
and Deputy Defense Minister Davit Tonoyan observed 22 Armenian
military and civilian members of the Armenian Center for Humanitarian
Demining and Expertise, who are participating in a U.S.-funded
Demining Training Program. This program, funded by the U.S. Embassy's
Office of Defense Cooperation and the U.S. European Command, provides
training and equipment to Armenia's Demining Center in Etchmiadzin.
The demining training runs from September 17-28 and focuses on proper
mine marking and clearance techniques. In addition, the U.S.
Government provided 20 mine detectors, protective equipment, and
demining toolsets to Armenia's newly established Center for
Humanitarian Demining and Expertise. Members of the Kansas National
Guard and one civilian member of the U.S. Humanitarian Demining and
Training Center are conducting the training.
September 27, 2012 Thursday 6:54 AM EST
Armenians Participate In U.S. Demining Training Program
YEREVAN, Armenia
The U.S. Embassy issued the following news release:
September 27, Major General Lee Tafanelli of the Kansas National Guard
and Deputy Defense Minister Davit Tonoyan observed 22 Armenian
military and civilian members of the Armenian Center for Humanitarian
Demining and Expertise, who are participating in a U.S.-funded
Demining Training Program. This program, funded by the U.S. Embassy's
Office of Defense Cooperation and the U.S. European Command, provides
training and equipment to Armenia's Demining Center in Etchmiadzin.
The demining training runs from September 17-28 and focuses on proper
mine marking and clearance techniques. In addition, the U.S.
Government provided 20 mine detectors, protective equipment, and
demining toolsets to Armenia's newly established Center for
Humanitarian Demining and Expertise. Members of the Kansas National
Guard and one civilian member of the U.S. Humanitarian Demining and
Training Center are conducting the training.