DESCRIPTION

Exercise Northern Challenge 2018 pitted Counter-Improvised Explosive Device (C-IED) experts from 16 NATO Allies against a series of complex problems, requiring the Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians to use skill and experience to disarm more than 500 improvised bombs.

More than 300 personel conducted the exercise near in Keflavik Air Base in Iceland. The training involved both sea and land-based operations.

Footage includes shots of EOD operators disarming simulated IEDs, drone shots of the Icelandic coastline and interviews with the exercise leader and a U.S. Air Force EOD expert.