HALO Trust — Laos UXO Clearance

Current understanding

The Department of State funds The HALO Trust (via its U.S. affiliate The HALO Trust USA, Inc.) for unexploded ordnance (UXO) clearance operations in Laos, with documented work in Savannakhet Province. A $15.0M subaward flows from HALO Trust USA, Inc. to The HALO Trust to execute clearance activities on the ground. Laos remains among the most heavily UXO-contaminated countries as a legacy of Vietnam War-era bombing, and this program supports ongoing survey and disposal work.

Evidence log

• 2026-06-30 — State sub · THE HALO TRUST ← THE HALO TRUST USA, INC — $6.0M: cross-connection with halo-trust-solomon-islands-uxo: Both are State-funded HALO Trust UXO clearance programs addressing WWII-era and conflict-era explosive remnants in the Indo-Pacific. (novelty: 3)
• 2026-04-21 — State sub · THE HALO TRUST ← THE HALO TRUST USA, INC — $5.0M: cross-connection with halo-trust-colombia-mine-action: Both are State Department-funded HALO Trust programs addressing explosive remnants of war, one in Colombia (landmines from internal conflict) and one in Laos (UXO from U.S. bombing during the Vietnam War era). (novelty: 3)

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