combat engineer
Battlefield construction soldier
A combat engineer is a soldier trained in construction and demolition under battlefield conditions.
Combat engineers build bridges, clear minefields, construct fortifications, and breach obstacles—tasks that enable friendly forces to advance while impeding enemy movement.
The combat engineers threw up a pontoon bridge overnight.
The role combines infantry combat skills with specialized technical training.
Detonating substances
- C4Moldable military explosive
- TNTPowerful blasting compound
- dynamitePowerful blasting compound
- detonatorExplosive initiation device
blasting cap · demolition charge · controlled demolition · cratering · destruction · implosion · thermite · incendiary
Connecting separated things
- pontoonBuoyant platform or vessel
- bunkerReinforced subterranean stronghold
- road constructionBuilding or repairing streets
- airfieldAviation facility with runways
infrastructure · earthworks · excavation · revetment · sandbag · timber · concrete · welding
Enclosed underground route
- listening postSurveillance facility for eavesdropping
- siegeEncirclement forcing surrender
- infiltrationCovert entry into organization
- reconnaissanceInformation-gathering before action
sabotage · pioneer · mobility · survivability
Neutralizing explosive devices
- minefieldExplosive-laden territory
- mine clearanceRemoving buried explosives
- deminingRemoving buried explosives
- IEDMakeshift explosive weapon
booby trap · unexploded ordnance · mine detector · metal detector · probing · bomb suit · controlled detonation · flail
Long narrow excavation
- bunkerReinforced subterranean stronghold
- foxholeMilitary defensive excavation
- parapetLow wall at edge
- bermRaised strip alongside roads
revetment · obstacles · concertina · hedgehog · pillbox · gun emplacement · camouflage · concealment
Breaking of agreement
- forced entryIllegal building intrusion
- door chargeFee for venue entry
- entry pointWhere access begins
- penetrationEntry into something
blowtorch · ram · battering · demolition charge · mousehole · standoff
explosives
Detonating substances
detonator · blasting cap · demolition charge · controlled demolition · cratering · destruction · implosion · thermite · incendiary · time fuse
bridging
Connecting separated things
- pontoonBuoyant platform or vessel
- bunkerReinforced subterranean stronghold
- road constructionBuilding or repairing streets
airfield · infrastructure · earthworks · excavation · revetment · sandbag · timber · concrete · welding · fabrication
tunnel
Enclosed underground route
- listening postSurveillance facility for eavesdropping
- siegeEncirclement forcing surrender
- infiltrationCovert entry into organization
reconnaissance · sabotage · pioneer · mobility · survivability
bomb disposal
Neutralizing explosive devices
- minefieldExplosive-laden territory
- mine clearanceRemoving buried explosives
- deminingRemoving buried explosives
IED · booby trap · unexploded ordnance · mine detector · metal detector · probing · bomb suit · controlled detonation · flail · landmine
trench
Long narrow excavation
berm · revetment · obstacles · concertina · hedgehog · pillbox · gun emplacement · camouflage · concealment · blast wall
breach
Breaking of agreement
- forced entryIllegal building intrusion
- door chargeFee for venue entry
- entry pointWhere access begins
penetration · blowtorch · ram · battering · demolition charge · mousehole · standoff
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field medic · rifleman · chaplain · infantryman · corpsman
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