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January 30, 2004

The United States began providing mine action assistance to Djibouti in fiscal year 2000. In 2001, a contingent of U.S. Marines provided humanitarian demining training to Djiboutian army engineers. Simultaneously, RONCO Consulting Corporation, under contract to the U.S. Department of State and in coordination with the U.S. Embassy in Djibouti, established and equipped the Djibouti Mine Action Center. The United States invested nearly $3 million dollars to help make Djibouti landmine impact free.

U.S. Marines teach Djiboutian army engineers to probe safely and methodically for landmines during a training exercise in 2001. In actual demining operations, the deminers work much farther apart to minimize casualties in the event one of them were to trigger a landmine. Photo by RONCO Consulting Corporation. Djiboutian deminers conduct a medical evacuation practice drill adjacent to a primary school in northern Djibouti. The deminers were clearing landmines in the vicinity of the school. Photo by the RONCO Consulting Corporation.Djiboutian medics conduct annual training for Djiboutian deminers at the Djiboutian Mine Action Center ,DMAC,. The medics were trained by the U.S. military and a RONCO Consulting Corporation medical specialist and permanently assigned to the DMAC. Photo by RONCO Consulting Corporation.A Djiboutian deminer places an explosive charge to destroy a landmine in place ,in situ, during clearance operations. Photo by the RONCO Consulting Corporation.
A DMAC shirt is presented to a village chief as a token of appreciation for his assistance in supporting Djiboutis mine risk education program. Photo by the RONCO Consulting Corporation.


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