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Our mission is to safeguard the lives and livelihoods of men,
women and children residing in areas contaminated with
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landmines and unexploded ordnance, through the development
of innovative and practical materials and technologies designed
to combat these life threatening munitions.
A US 501 (c) 3 Non-Profit Charity focused on resolving the challenges from Landmines
and Unexploded Ordnance World Wide
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Golden West?
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A US-based Non-Profit Charity
established in 1998.
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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
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• Angola
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Azerbaijan
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• Bosnia
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Cambodia
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Columbia
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EOD
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Guatemala
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Practical MRE
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Iraq Level
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Geophysics
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Mozambique
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Chemists
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Nicaragua
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Specialized EOD Training
Technology transfer
•Training is made to suit customers needs
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•Follow up training and mentorship
•Training and certification process is in accordance
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with the CEN EOD competency standards
•Golden West EOD instructors are rated Master
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Level EOD/UN Level-4 Technicians with experiences
in EOD operations and training with civilian, military
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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:
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Recovered over 18,900 kg
of explosives
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Recycled over 47,000 kg of
scrap metal
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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 stocks
Used to train EOD and demining
personnel
An 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
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Large loop systems
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PEM/DGPS/GIS
•Rivers (underwater) with boat towed
PEM/DGPS/Sonar/GIS System
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Fresh shallow water: Mk82 bomb
≤ 10 meters deep
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Projectiles up to 3-5 meters deep
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GOLDEN WEST HF
6355 Topanga Canyon Blvd
Suite 517
Woodland Hills, California 91367-2110
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Visit our Website
www.goldenwesthf.org