U.S. Army CPT Shirley Charles Commander of Echo Company 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, qualifies on her assigned weapon the Sig Sauer M17. The Sig Sauer is a semiautomatic action with More
While working within the current COVID-19 restrictions, which allows Company Commanders and Soldiers of the 65th BEB the opportunity to qualify on their assign weapon, the Sig Sauer M17. The Sig Sauer is a semi More
U.S. Army LT Nicholas Schuch Delta Company "Daggers" 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, qualifies on his assigned weapon the Sig Sauer M17. The Sig Sauer is a semiautomatic action with a More
U.S. Army Nicholas Schuch and SSG Kelsey Devans assigned to Delta Company "Daggers" 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, facilitate the M17 qualification range. The Sig Sauer is a semiauto More
U.S. Army CPT Erik Willer Company Commander of Alpha Company "Sapper" 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, qualifies on his assigned weapon the Sig Sauer M17. The Sig Sauer is a semiautomat More
U.S. Army Soldiers from the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division engineer demolition charges at an urban breaching range on Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, August 28, 2020. The 65th Brigade Engineer Bat More
U.S. Army Soldier PFC Madaleyva, Xavier assigned to Alpha Company "Sapper" 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, conducts training on the Soldier Borne Sensor (SBS) The FLIR System's Black H More
Michigan National Guard Sapper Soldiers from the 1433rd Engineer Company, 507th Engineer Battalion, Michigan Army National Guard formed up at Fort Custer Training Center on Sept. 10 in order to participate in u More
Soldiers of the 1014th Engineer Sapper Company of the 130th Engineer Battalion of the Puerto Rico Army National Guard did Disable Line of Comunications Training at Camp Santiago Joint Training Center, Salinas P More
Soldiers of the 1014th Engineer Sapper Company of the 130th Engineer Battalion of the Puerto Rico Army National Guard did Disable Line of Communications Training at Camp Santiago Joint Training Center, Salinas More
U.S. Army Soldier assigned to Alpha Company "Sapper" 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, qualify on their assigned weapons to maintain readiness in preparation for a rotation at the Joint More
U.S. Army SGT Trenton Miller assigned to Alpha Company "Sapper" 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, qualifies on his assigned weapon, maintaining readiness in preparation for a rotation at More
U.S. Army Soldier assigned to Alpha Company "Sapper" 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Sappers conduct Engineer Reconnaissance training in preparation for their up coming rotation to the More
U.S Army SSG Fleming, and SGT Manni, assigned to Alpha Company "Sapper" 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, brief LTC Alexander Battalion Commander of 1-27 Wolfhounds. On how Sappers will More
U.S Army SPC Alexis Youngbloom assigned to Alpha Company "Sapper" 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, applies camouflage before conducting a resupply mission during the company’s rotations More
U.S Army Sergeant First Class Steven Galindo assigned to Alpha Company "Sapper" 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, gives a five point contingency plan before executing a Leaders Recon o More
U.S Army 1LT Thomas Honor, Tockarshewsky assigned to Alpha Company "Sapper" 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, conducts Pre Combat Inspections, on Soldier’s special equipment that will be More
U.S Army PFC Jacob Folger and SPC Ashley Thurmond, assigned to Alpha Company "Sapper" 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, secure the 6’clock apex of a patrol base during JRTC. The JRTC exe More
U.S. Army Soldier assigned to Alpha Company "Sapper" 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, participate in multiple events during Engineer week. Engineer week kicked off with great competitio More
Soldiers assigned to A Company, 52nd Brigade Engineer Battalion, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division conduct Engineer Qualification Table V training at Fort Carson, Colo., from Nov. 16-20. E More
A Soldier of 1st Platoon, 38th Engineer Company, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division from Fort Lewis, Wash., observes an Iraqi family while on dismounted patrol during a route clearance missi More
Fort Bliss, Texas - 1st Lt. Denys Villatoro, an operations officer from Homestead, Florida, and 2nd Lt. Kevin Steiner, a reconnaissance officer from Fairfax, Virginia, both assigned to Headquarters and Headquar More
A Polish Army Cpl. talks with an Afghan man while on patrol in Ghazni, Afghanistan, Dec. 23, 2010. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Justin Howe)
A Polish soldier scans his sector of fire while on patrol in Espandi, Afghanistan, Dec. 31, 2010. (Photo by: Sgt. Justin Howe)
Polish soldiers move through a courtyard during cordon and search operations in Zezelah, Afghanistan, Jan. 3, 2011. (Photo by: Sgt. Justin Howe)
Polish Army Lt. Walkowiak talks on the radio with his counterpart during cordon and search operations, Jan. 5, in Waghez, Afghanistan. (Photo by: Sgt. Justin Howe)
Polish Army Cpl. Maritik searches a vehicle for weapons and intelligence, Jan. 7, in Ghazni, Afghanistan. (Photo by: Sgt. Justin Howe)
A Polish Rosomak Vehicle gets into position at a traffic control point Jan. 10, Espandi, Afghanistan. (Photo by: Sgt. Justin Howe)
An Afghan elder receives a radio from coalition forces during a patrol in Godele, Afghanistan Jan. 16, 2011. (Photo by: Sgt. Justin Howe)
Lt. Col. John McKee of Bronx, N.Y., briefs Afghan uniformed policemen on the Guardians Of Peace program at the police headquarters in Ghazni, Afghanistan, Jan. 16, 2011.
Polish Army Cpl. Stosczyk scans his sector of fire during a security halt near Zargar, Afghanistan, Jan. 21, 2011. (Photo by: Sgt. Justin Howe)
Afghan National Army soldiers patrol in Ghazni, Afghanistan, Jan. 22, 2011.(Photo by: Sgt. Justin Howe)
Afghan National Army soldier preparing to begin a dismounted patrol, Espandi, Afghanistan, Jan. 24.
A soldier in the 307th Engineer Battalion maneuvers through an obstacle during the Sapper Warrior Athlete competition.
Col. Barry K. Williams, commander of the 3rd Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, enlists more than 20 new soldiers and reenlists more than 10 soldiers in downtown Anchorage, March 5.
A large-scale simulated disaster site, which included crushed buildings, overturned vehicles, a four-story tower and confined spaces below the surface, was designed to be as realistic as possible by Oklahoma Ci More
U.S. Army Sgt. Noel Rodriguez with the 1014th Sapper Company, Task Force Roughneck, Task Force Sword, a combat engineer from Canovanas, Puerto Rico, uses his language assistor to instruct route clearing enginee More
Baltimore, Md. native Sgt. Douglas Stewart, a team leader assigned to Company C, 1st Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, assists his squad in putting a water impulse More
Afghan National Army combat engineers from the 1st/209th Route Clearance Company stand at attention before training with the 1014th Embedded Training Team at Forward Operating Base Griffin. The ETT’s goal is to More
The 288th Sapper Company, a National Guard Unit out of Houston, Miss., performs route clearance in the Uzugan province in southern Afghanistan, April 2, 2012. Dismounted patrols, in conjunction with their route More
Kentucky Agribusiness Development Team 4’s Sgt. Nikko Moreno of Bowling Green, Ky. coaches a Soldier during weapons training in southern Afghanistan April 2, 2012. The Danville, Calif. native now serves with AD More
288th Sapper Company, a National Guard Unit out of Houston, Miss., performs route clearance in the Uzugan province in southern Afghanistan, April 2, 2012. Dismounted patrols, in conjunction with their route cle More
Paratroopers with the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team mourn the loss of Cpl. Antonio Burnside during a memorial ceremony April 10, 2012, at Forward Operating Base Arian, Ghazni province, Afghan More
U.S. Army Engineer soldiers from 102nd Engineer Company, 7th Engineer Battalion provide medical aid to a young Afghan girl while on a route clearance patrol just south of Combat Outpost Sanchez, Sept. 18. (Phot More
Soldiers with the 14th Engineer Battalion, climb the rungs and jump from the top of an obstacle during the confidence course portion of the day's events at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Nov. 27, 2012. The we More
U.S. Army soldiers from the 541st Engineer Company attend a Buffalo mine-protected vehicle with ground penetrating radar training class during a situational training exercise at the Joint Multinational Readines More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Lancelot Wisdom from the 541st Engineer Company, 54th Engineer Battalion renders medical aid to a notionally wounded soldier while a fellow soldier pulls security during a situational train More
Sgt. Frank Tucker, team leader with 541st Engineer Company (Sapper), 54th Engineer Battalion, 21st Theater Sustainment Command, searches a suspected insurgent during Dagger Strike 4. The Los Angeles native too More
Cpt. Craig Miller, commander of the 370th Sapper Company, and 1st Sgt. Steven Barker the company’s first sergeant, stand after casing the company guidon during the 370th Sapper Company’s deployment ceremony her More
Rapid Fielding Initiative boots, along with Operation Enduring Freedom Camouflage Pattern uniforms signal the 84th Engineer Support Company is ready to deploy to Afghanistan for nine months. (U.S. Air Force pho More
First Lt. Jonathan Janos of HHC, 54th Engineer Battalion, 18th Engineer Brigade, Catches his breath after a 5k IBA run concluding the non-standard PT test during the Best Sapper Competition. (Photo by Spc. Andr More
California Army National Guard Sgt. Skylar Johnson, a combat lifesaver with the 235th Engineer Company, 579th Engineer Battalion, prepares to evacuate a fellow soldier with a simulated gunshot wound during a co More
U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. Daniel Kelch Sr., back to camera, hugs his son, Spc. Daniel Kelch Jr., after promoting him during a ceremony at Forward Operating Base Masum Ghar in the Panjwai district of Kandahar province More
Sgt. James Tennille of Dawson, Ga., a combat engineer assigned to the 344th Combat Engineer Company, 463rd Engineer Battalion, 926nd Engineer Brigade , fires blank rounds from a M-249 Squad Automatic Weapon dur More
An Army Reserve soldier airs out his feet after completing the advanced land navigation course at the two-day Sapper Stakes competition at Fort McCoy, Wis., June 16. The Sapper Stakes was incorporated within Op More
A Sapper Leadership Course student charges a CD 450-J ignition device during rehearsal for the urban demolition range, July 24, 2013. The device, also called a “j-box,” is a lightweight, battery-operated blasti More
Soldiers of 1st Platoon, 402nd Sapper Co., prepare for their route clearance patrol in eastern Afghanistan. The unit conducts route clearance operations to eliminate the IED threat and provide assured mobility More
Army Staff Sgt. Andrew Crouse, Spc. William Johnson, and Pfc. Samuel Reel connect a primed inert explosive to the main line while Spc. George Yates prepares the ignition system at Camp Butner National Guard Tra More
Sgt. Matthew Tullis, right, and Spc. Matthew Robison, combat engineers assigned to A Company, Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, prepare an explosive charge to ma More
A combat engineer squad assigned to A Company, Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division paddle an inflatable patrol boat across a lake for the company’s sapper stakes co More
Col. Nicholas Katers (left) and Command Sgt. Maj. Kevin Bryan, command team for 555th Engineer Brigade, case their brigade colors during the Theater Engineer Brigade’s transfer of authority ceremony, Oct. 2. Th More
Spc. Kyle Kim (left), Cpl. Richard Ohman and Pfc. Michael Williams, all technical engineers assigned to the survey and design section, JTF Sapper, walk through their survey plan for the Camp Alpha complex Oct. More
Soldiers of the 21st Theater Sustainment Command’s 370th Sapper Company, 54th Engineer Battalion, 18th Engineer Brigade, kneel at a memorial for Spc. James Misenhimer, a combat engineer with the 370th Sapper Co More
Signatures of people from all over the country adorn handmade quilts made by the Paso Del Norte Quilt Guild for Warrior Transition Battalion soldiers, here, Feb. 13. The guild handed out more than 35 quilts to More
Spc. Joshua Gabriel, with the Nevada Army Guard 609th Engineer Company, pulls security during a training exercise at Range B19 near Fallon. The unit was preparing for a live fire exercise they will be conductin More
Team nine member Sgt. Christopher Coleman, 316th Mobility Augmentation Company from Cleveland, Tenn., served as the radioman calling in a simulated medical evacuation to range cadre during 2014 Sapper Stakes co More
Team 11's leader, Sgt. Samuel Nelson, 806th Route Clearance Company from Bee Branch, Ark., places a poker chip at a suspicious spot at the mine detection event on day two of 2014 Sapper Stakes, Fort McCoy, Wis. More
U.S. Army Soldiers with the 1222nd Engineer Company (Sapper), S.C. Army National Guard, prepare linear charges, water impulse charges, and field expedient Bangalores during a demolition range exercise at McCrad More
A Soldier with the Ohio Army National Guard’s 811th Engineer Company (Sapper) gets guidance from a First Army evaluator (left) about what simulated injuries his fellow Soldier has and how to treat them, July 24 More
Marines and soldiers participating in the sapper leader's course crawl through water with ammo-cans during the night infiltration course at Camp Lejeune, N.C., July 31, 2014. The night infiltration course was a More
Sgt. Matthew Tower takes aim at a target during one of the exercises conducted during the 251st Engineer Company, Maine Army National Guard’s annual training. The unit took part in collective exercises to inclu More
Sgt. 1st Class Patrick Hernandez, second platoon sergeant of the Sapper Company, emplaces a Claymore mine during a training exercise Sept. 9 on East Range Training Complex. The Sappers worked on their infantry More
Pfc. Devon Thompson of the Calumet, Mich., based Army National Guard 1431st Engineer Company (Sapper) assists with a vehicle search during route clearance lanes training near his unit armory on Sept. 27, 2014. More
Soldiers with Swainsboro’s 810th Engineer Company (SAPPER), practiced lifting and moving during search and extraction training Nov. 7-9, at the Guardian Centers located in Perry, Ga. (Photo by 1st Sgt. Rachel D More
The 571st Sapper Company, 864th Engineer Battalion, conducted live fire demolition training at Yakima Training Center, Nov. 18. Soldiers completed multiple ranges including using Bangalores to breach wire obstacles.
A bottle of women's multivitamins sits on the desk of, 1st. Sgt. Raquel Steckman, the first female in the Army appointed to a combat engineer company as a first sergeant, now with the 374th Engineer Company (Sa More
Spc. Devon Baugher, combat engineer assigned to Company A, 116th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 116th Infantry Regiment, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Virginia Army National Guard, detonates a Bangalor More
Capt. Nicholas Niedenthal was one of the officers selected for the Military Reserve Exchange Program last year and spent two weeks in Germany learning about the country's military and building their internation More
A group of 610th ESC Soldiers conduct land navigation as they go through the course to find their points for their next station as part of Ghost Rider Stakes.
Command Sgt. Maj. Allan Ferris, the senior enlisted leader of the Virginia National Guard, speaks with Spc. Robert G. Brooks, a Sapper assigned to the West Point-based 237th Engineer Company, 276th Engineer Bat More
Spc. Timothy Phadungthin works to complete as many pushups as he can during the Army Physical Fitness Test at Camp Edwards, Mass., May 12. The event was one of 10 events the Soldiers were tested on as part of t More
U.S. Army Reserve Spc. Nicholas Mixson, 344th Engineer Company, combat engineer, places a detonation cord during a situational training exercise lane to simulate destroying an airfield at Fort McCoy, Wis., May More
Marines with 4th Combat Engineer Battalion, 4th Marine Division, stationed in various parts of the U.S., prepare a C4 line charge to clear a wire obstacle during the SAPPER Leaders Course aboard Camp Lejeune, N More
U.S. Army Reserve combat engineer Soldiers from the 374th Engineer Company (Sapper), headquartered in Concord, Calif., record a CH-47 Chinook taking off July 15 during a two-week field exercise known as a Sappe More
Cpl. Jeffrey Contreras, a U.S. Army Reserve Combat Engineer Soldiers with the 374th Engineer Company (Sapper), headquartered in Concord, Calif., prepares for a night land navigation course at Camp San Luis Obis More
A CH-47 Chinook hovers over Lopez Lake, Calif., before casting U.S. Army Reserve combat engineer Soldiers from the 374th Engineer Company (Sapper), headquartered in Concord, Calif., into the water July 17 durin More
A U.S. Army Reserve combat engineer Soldier from the 374th Engineer Company (Sapper), headquartered in Concord, Calif., comes out of the water with a dummy rifle and a loaded ruck sack during a Combat Water Sur More
A U.S. Army Reserve combat engineer Soldier from the 374th Engineer Company (Sapper), headquartered in Concord, Calif., covers a sector of fire just before an air assault landing July 18 during a two-week field More
A rappel master from the U.S. Department of Justice shows how to lock a rope into a rescue eight rappel device to a group of U.S. Army Reserve combat engineer Soldiers from the 374th Engineer Company (Sapper), More
U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers with the 364th Engineer Company (Sapper) repack an inert C4 line to re-fire an M58 Mine Clearing Line Charge, rocket-projected line charge usually used to clear mines, during River As More
An Army Reserve Chinook helicopter flies low toward a bridge bay to pick it up on a sling during a load training operation with multi-role bridge Soldiers at Fort Chaffee, Ark., July 31. Soldiers from various A More
Engineer Soldiers from various Army Reserve and active duty units strap their uniform collars to wear life vests before plunging into the Arkansas River during a training exercise known as a helocast at Fort Ch More
An Army Reserve combat engineer from the 364th Engineer Company (Sapper), out of Dodge City, Kan., jumps out of a CH-47 Chinook helicopter flown by Bravo Company, 7th Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment, out of More
Staff Sgt. Justin Roesch, a native of Porthuren, Mich. and a combat engineer with Company B, 65th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, simulates mine sweeping tec More
The best North Carolina National Guard engineers compete at the 105th Engineer Battalion Sapper States Invitational, held at Fort Bragg, N.C., Sept. 12 - 13. Six trials of brain and brawn hide in a 1-kilometer More