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Since 1994, the Department of Defense (DoD) has played an increasingly active role in US Humanitarian Demining Operations around the world. The purpose of the US Humanitarian Demining Program is to relieve suffering and assist foreign countries in developing demining capabilities.

DoD Humanitarian Demining Program: Information paper on when and why the program was established. The paper spells out the program's goals, roles, and responsibilities.

"Oman Demining" By Staff Sgt. Jeff Troth, Third U.S. Army/ARCENT PAO

(Source: FM 20-32 Mine/Countermine Operations, Countermine Training Support Center/Humanitarian Demining Training Center, Ft. Leonard Wood).