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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, ...
Task & Purpose

How to ace U.S. Army Basic Combat Training

From Green Berets to the S-1 clerk and everyone in between, every soldier has something in common with each other: they’ve all started their military careers at the U.S. Army’s Basic Combat Training.
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Army set to expand basic combat training

WASHINGTON -- Buoyed by an increase in recruiting, the Army will expand its basic combat training in what its leaders hope reflects a turning point as it prepares to meet the challenges of future wars ...
Army Times

Fort Sill and Fort Leonard Wood to add 4 basic training companies

As the Army appears to be turning the corner in its years-long recruiting challenges, two new boot camp sites will start creating even more soldiers this fall. Basic combat training at Fort Sill, ...
Stars and Stripes

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

The 36th Engineer Brigade re-created a historical obstacle line seen in World War II and Desert Storm and used elements of ...
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Finding Strength Beyond the Front Lines: Combat Engineer Honors His Mother’s Legacy Through Service

For Pfc. Darius Hodson, a combat engineer assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Regiment, 502nd Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), serving in the U.S. Army is not just ...
The Norman Transcript

Cole graduates from basic combat training

Army Pfc. Daniel C. Cole has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C. During the nine weeks of training, the soldier studied the Army mission, history, tradition and core ...