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 ...

Of the four permanent individual skill tabs authorized for wear by the U.S. Army, one is earned exclusively at Fort Leonard ...

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, ...

Combat engineers in the Army, also known as “Sappers,” will compete for the “Best Sapper” title at the 18th Lt. Gen. Robert B. Flowers Sapper Competition at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., Friday through ...

The XM8 carbine has a shorter barrel and suppressor than the M7, and is also about a pound lighter than the rifle.

Indian Army Sappers showcased advanced combat engineering during Exercise Sarvatra Prahar in Jaisalmer. The high-intensity ...

The 2025 Best Sapper Competition ended with a two-man team of Army Rangers coming in first, and in so doing, completing a near-sweep of major Army combat contests in 2025 by the elite unit, but it ...

The new ABV features the M1 Abrams box-shaped hull and weighs 50 tonnes. (Commonwealth of Australia) An initial group of Australian Army soldiers have started operations and maintenance training on ...

The Israel Defense Forces on Friday deemed a pilot program integrating female recruits into the Combat Engineering Corps’ elite Yahalom unit a success, paving the way for women combat engineers to ...

Members of the Schofield Barracks-based 130th Engineer Brigade and Philippine army engineers clear brush as they train during an exercise in the Philippines. Filipino contractors cross a new modular ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Staff Sgt. Raycel Dasher, an infantryman assigned to U.S. Army South 'yeets' a standing power throw at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md ...