For Pfc. Darius Hodson, a combat engineer assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Regiment, 502nd Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, ...

Combat Engineers are a squad of specialized infantry trained in explosives removal, demolition, construction, fieldcraft, and other support activities. They are not trained combat troops, although ...

U.S. Army Combat Engineers were the hidden force behind the Normandy breakout. From the beaches of Omaha and Utah to the ...

There are two types of combat engineers: those who say demolition is their favorite mission, and those who are lying. Sappers from the 36th Engineer Brigade at Fort Hood, Texas, had a chance to carry ...

ROSE HILL, Kan. (KSNW) – On Valentine’s Day of 1968, Steve Trainer was deployed to Camp Evans in Vietnam—an area just a few miles south from the DMZ. “We were the furthest most base that you could fly ...

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. — A new train-up within the 1-2 Stryker Brigade Combat Team out of Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM) is preparing soldiers for the US Army's elite Sapper Leader Course ...

FORT HOOD, Texas - The 36th Engineer Brigade Soldiers conducted a detonation project that benefited them, Fort Hood and the Belton Lake Outdoor Recreation Area, as they demolished the BLORA water park ...

The winners of the Best Sapper Competition might look a little familiar because, well, this is their second year in a row winning the prestigious — and rigorous — annual competition of Army combat ...

Rafael Eirea-Lamberto, a combat engineer for the 9th Engineer Battalion at Fort Stewart, studies a set of instructions as his teammates wrap rope around rope. The group is immersed in an exercise ...

Israeli forces are continuing their operations against Gaza’s terrorist organizations, tracking down and dismantling weapons storage facilities and underground ...