EOD Training for the Armed Forces of Liberia

An UNMAS trainer observes as a trainee places plastic explosive that will be used to destroy a prop UXO, during a live training and observation session with Armed Forces of Liberia EOD trainees, at Camp Ware in Careysburg, Liberia, Thursday 21 November, 2013. UNMIL Photo/Staton Winter

UNMAS trainers George and Mike and guests watch as electronic transmission line is put in place for the exploders during a training and observation operation, with AFL trainees, at Camp Ware, Careysburg, Liberia, Thursday 21 November, 2013. UNMIL Photo/Staton Winter

Armed Forces of Liberia EOD trainees test the charge on an exploder device, used to ignite the detonater placed in the plastic explosive, at the start of a training and observation session supervised by UNMAS trainers, at Camp Ware, in Careysburg, Liberia, Thursday 21 November, 2013. UNMIL Photo/Staton Winter

An AFL EOD trainee carries the locked box that holds blasting caps, that ignite the explosives used in a live fire training and observation session with UNMAS trainers at Camp Ware, Careysburg Liberia, Thursday 21 November 2013. UNMIL Photo/Staton Winter

UNMAS trainer George briefs AFL trainess at the start of their observation session, at Camp Ware, Careysburg, Liberia, Thursday 21 November, 2013. UNMIL Photo/Staton Winter

UNMAS trainers George and Mike (light colored baseball cap, and blue shirt) review for the last time, the rules for the training and observation operation, with the AFL trainees, at Camp Ware, Careysburg, Liberia, Thursday 21 November, 2013. UNMIL Photo/Staton Winter

UNMAS support staff observe trainers working with AFL EOD trainees during a live fire training and observation session at Camp Ware, in Careysburg, Liberia, Thursday 21 November, 2013. UNMIL Photo/Staton Winter

Smoke rises from the detonation of explosives to destroy a prop UXO, by AFL EOD trainees during a training and observation session at Camp Ware, Careysburg, Liberia, Thursday 21 November, 2013. UNMIL Photo/Staton Winter

An UNMAS trainer shows visitors shaped plastic explosive that will be used for a live training and observation session with Armed Forces of Liberia EOD trainees, at Camp Ware in Careysburg, Liberia, Thursday 21 November, 2013. UNMIL Photo/Staton Winter

UNMAS trainer Mike observes an AFL trainee as he prepares a live charge to dispose of a prop UXO, during a training and observation session, at Camp Ware, Careysburg, Liberia, Thursday 21 November, 2013. UNMIL Photo/Staton Winter

UNMAS trainer Mike briefs visitors about the dummy UXO's and explosives being used for an AFL live fire training and observation session, at Camp Ware, Careysburg, Liberia, Thursday 21 November, 2013. UNMIL Photo/Staton Winter

An AFL EOD trainee flinches at the report of the explosion he inistiated using a firing mechanism, during a live fire training and observation session with UNMAS trainers at Camp Ware, Careysburg Liberia, Thursday 21 November 2013. UNMIL Photo/Staton Winter

An UNMAS trainer reviews the steps taken by a trainee after he ignited the charge used to destroy a prop UXO, during a live training and observation session with Armed Forces of Liberia EOD trainees, at Camp Ware in Careysburg, Liberia, Thursday 21 November, 2013. UNMIL Photo/Staton Winter

Members of the Armed Forces of Liberia have begun their new 7-week training programme in Explosive Ordnance Disposal. UNMAS is boosting the capacity of national security agents to respond to the threat of Explosive Remnants of War, of which an average of two are found each week in Liberia.