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Photos and stories from the field

The first mission was carried out in 1988 (by the former Swedish Rescue Services Agency) in connection with an earthquake in Armenia. Since then, over 4,200 people have been recruited to at least 700 missions in over 100 countries.

Mr. Jörgen Molin and Mr. Peter Wisseng takes us to Iraq

In October 2021 MSB received a request from UNMAS (United Nations Mine Action Service), to support a training in Iraq. After a dialogue between MSB and UNMAS, the outline of the training became clear. UNMAS asked for support with EOD (Explosive Ordinance Disposal) training of the first female EOD team in Iraq.

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Latest reviewed: 14 June 2021

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