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Combat engineers enable infantry commanders, Soldiers

FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. -- Rounding out the Army's three engineering disciplines, combat engineers, also known as "Sappers," enable the maneuverability of forces by applying mobility, counter-mobility, ...
Stars and Stripes

Using technology, Army moves combat engineers from the breach to save lives

FORT HOOD, Texas — Clearing the path to the front lines of combat only has about a 50% survivability rate for Army combat engineers. Challenged to improve that, Fort Hood’s 36th Engineer Brigade ...
Army Times

How autonomous tech can make combat engineering safer

A robotic Assault Breacher Vehicle cleared mines during a 2022 combined arms breach exercise at Yakima Training Center in Washington state. (Jen Judson/Staff) The challenges faced by combat engineers ...
Killeen Daily Herald

Thunderous ‘boom’ heard in Killeen was Fort Hood combat engineers training, Army confirms

Army officials confirmed Thursday afternoon that a loud explosion heard across Bell County around 3 p.m was the Army’s 36th Engineer Brigade conducting live-fire training on Fort Hood. Two area ...