Hanoi, May 2 -- A new training range for explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) has recently been inaugurated in Hanoi's outlying district of Ba Vi, marking another step in the US and Vietnam's decades-long effort to heal the scars of war.

The facility was funded by the Office of Defence Cooperation (ODC) under the US Embassy in Vietnam, and delivered to the Vietnam National Mine Action Centre (VNMAC), as part of Vietnam's National Mine Action Programme for the 2010-2025 period, which seeks to address the deadly legacy of unexploded bombs and mines left from the war.

The two-hectare range broke ground in July 2024, supported by a grant of over 700,000 USD from the US Government. It has classrooms, kitchen and sanitation blocks, assembly zone...