A combat engineer (also called pioneer or sapper) is a type of soldier who performs military engineering tasks in support of land forces combat operations. Combat engineers perform a variety of military engineering, tunnel and mine warfare tasks as well as construction and demolition duties in and out of combat zones.. Combat engineers facilitate the mobility of …

A regimental combat team (RCT) is a provisional major infantry unit which has seen use by branches of the United States Armed Forces.It is formed by augmenting a regular infantry regiment with smaller combat, combat support and combat service support units.. The United States Army first adopted the RCT concept just prior to World War II, where it served as the …

Jun 25, 2019 · A Combat Engineer (Sapper tabbed) are front-line infantry support troops that "Clear the Way." They are trained as infantrymen, and some combat engineering units have a secondary role as infantry as well. Such tasks typically include constructing and breaching trenches, tank traps and other fortifications, bunker construction, bridge and road ...