Navy explosive ordnance disposal technicians worked in tandem with 17 allied nations during Northern Challenge 2025, a multinational counter-improvised explosive device exercise Sept. 9-18 across multiple training sites in Iceland.
Hosted by the Icelandic Coast Guard, Northern Challenge is NATO’s premier exercise for countering IEDs and strengthening interoperability between allied forces. The exercise brought together more than 500 participants from Europe and North America focusing on realistic, complex scenarios including vehicle-borne bombs, remote-detonated devices and post-blast analysis.
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Source: U.S. Department of War
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