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A US 501 (c) 3 Non-Profit Charity focused on resolving the challenges from Landmines and Unexploded Ordnance World Wide

Our mission is to safeguard the lives and livelihoods of men, women and children residing in areas contaminated with landmines and unexploded ordnance, through the development of innovative and practical materials and technologies designed to combat these life threatening munitions.

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Golden West?• A US-based Non-Profit Charity

established in 1998.

• The Golden West Humanitarian Foundation fulfills its mission guided by the core values of innovation, forethought, partnership, appropriateness, impact and affordability.

• Small group of highly trained specialists in

– EOD

– Practical MRE

– Geophysics

– Chemists

• We’re here to support; not to replace.

– Past Projects/Clients:

• Angola

• Azerbaijan

• Bosnia

• Cambodia

• Columbia

• Guatemala

• Iraq

• Mozambique

• Nicaragua

• Vietnam

– CMAC, DoD-HD R&D, DoS-WRA, HALO, MAG, NPA, OAS, Renew, UNMAS,(Etc)

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Specialized EOD Training•Technology transfer•Training is made to suit customers needs•Follow up training and mentorship•Training and certification process is in accordance with the CEN EOD competency standards•Golden West EOD instructors are rated Master Level EOD/UN Level-4 Technicians with experiences in EOD operations and training with civilian, military and NGO agencies worldwide

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Demolition Training and Sustainment Programs

•Demolition training and operations tailored to meet customers needs•Specialized training with conventional explosives and binary explosives•Explosives training conducted with IMAS and CEN Standards•Follow-up Quality Assurance and Quality Control inspections•“Train the Trainers” Development Programs•Small caliber projectiles up to large aircraft bombs, including white phosphorous munition stockpile destruction programs

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Cluster Munitions Destruction•Golden West has developed a unique and safe system for the destruction of stockpiled cluster munitions•Our system was used in Moldova under a NPA contract to destroy the Moldovans aircraft cluster munitions stockpiles who became the first country to destroy their stockpiles under the Convention on Cluster Munitions•A safe, quick and inexpensive method to destroy small to medium stockpiles of cluster munitions•Can be used with either aerial or projectile cluster munitions

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Design and Manufacture of Specialized Equipment

•MSAB (Multiple Small Arms Burner)•PSAB (Portable Small Arms Burner)•MCS (Mobile Cutting System)•MCS SA/LW (Mobile Cutting System Small Arms/Light Weapons)

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Explosive Harvesting Program•Established in March 2005 in Kampong Chhnang, Cambodia in partnership with the Cambodian Mine Action Center (CMAC) and sponsored by the US DoD NVESD and the US DoS/WRA•Recover and recycle explosives from excess munition stockpiles for humanitarian demining organizations for the purpose of demining and the destruction of munition stockpiles•With 2 ½ years of research and development, the EHP began the full production stage on June 2007 and since then, the EHP has:

Recovered over 18,900 kg of explosives

Recycled over 47,000 kg of scrap metal

Produced over 188,000 demolition charges

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Custom Made Training Aids•Golden West produces custom made inerted, free from explosives (FFE) training aids made from excess munitions stocksUsed to train EOD and demining personnelAn affordable alternative to custom made plastic and rubber training aids

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Ordnance Remediation•Golden West provides training and operations for ordnance remediation of weapons cache and dump sites•Conducts training and clearance operations for Battlefield Area Clearances (BAC) under IMAS standards•Provides training in the use and care of detection systems and equipment

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Detection Technology•Detection arrays customized for tasks•Battlefield Area Clearance (BAC) •Road Clearance (mines)•Vehicle mounted PEM/DGPS/GIS Systems•Hand carried portable detectors for projectiles ≈50cm

• Large loop systems• PEM/DGPS/GIS

•Rivers (underwater) with boat towed PEM/DGPS/Sonar/GIS System

• Fresh shallow water: Mk82 bomb ≤ 10 meters deep

• Projectiles up to 3-5 meters deep

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GOLDEN WEST HF6355 Topanga Canyon Blvd

Suite 517Woodland Hills, California 91367-2110

Visit our Websitewww.goldenwesthf.org