Bougainville Explosive Ordnance Removal | New Zealand Defence Force

Two large unexploded Second World War-era bombs in Bougainville, Papua New Guinea, have been made safe by our personnel after the Autonomous Bougainville Government asked for New Zealand’s help to dispose of them. Six Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) personnel were deployed to Bougainville to dispose of a 1000lb (454kg) bomb discovered at Aropa Airfield and a 500lb bomb found at Kieta Primary School. “Disposal of explosive remnants of war is something we do regularly. Our personnel have completed recent disposal operations in Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu, the Solomon Islands and Nauru." ~ Special Operations Component Commander, Colonel Grant Scobie Full story ➡️ nzdf.mil.nz/EOD-Bougainville