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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.
During the Vietnam War the 1st Engineer Battalion supported 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Battalions of the 1st 5th and 7th Marines in combat operations from July 1965 through April 1971, operating from Qui-Nhon, Chu-Lai and Da-Nang, the most famous of which was Operation "Starlight" conducted August 1965 where Sgt. Robert E. O'Malley was awarded the first ...
After commissioning, he was a combat engineer officer and a base public affairs officer. In 1964 Stackpole served in Da Nang, South Vietnam, and returned in 1966 as a captain in the role of company commander, Company I, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division in South Vietnam. When his unit ran into a North Vietnamese regimental ...
During the Vietnam War, Air Force "Prime BEEF" ("PRIMary Base Engineer Emergency Force") teams filled a need for short-term construction capabilities. However, the Air Force needed a stable and longer-term heavy-repair capability. The response was to organize two, 400-man (12 officers and 388 airmen) heavy-repair squadrons. [2]
The Sapper Leader Course is a demanding 28-day leadership development course for combat engineers that reinforces critical skills and teaches advanced techniques needed across the army. It is also designed to build esprit de corps by training soldiers in troop-leading procedures, demolitions (conventional and expedient), and mountaineering ...
Older and more experienced NCOs, some World War II veterans, were strained by the physical requirements of the methods of jungle fighting. The Army was quickly running out of noncommissioned officers in the combat specialties. [4] The NCOC course involved an initial 12-week training program at Fort Benning, Georgia, with minimum classroom ...
The 3d Combat Engineer Battalion deployed to the Republic of Vietnam landed at Chu Lai in July 1965 and later moved to Da Nang remaining in country until October 1969. [2] During this time the battalion operated from Da Nang , Đông Hà , Gia Le, Quang Tri , Cửa Việt , Camp Carroll , Cam Lộ , and the Vandegrift Combat Base .
The 554th Engineer Battalion is an Engineer Battalion of the United States Army. It is currently based at Ft. Leonard Wood, Missouri where it trains Soldiers for the Engineer Branch . It is responsible for training the Horizontal skills course, Engineer Basic Officers Leader Course (EBOLC), Engineer Captains Career Course, and Warrant Officer ...