Pioneer (military)
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A pioneer is a soldier employed to perform engineering and construction tasks. The term is in principle similar to sapper or combat engineer. Pioneers were originally part of the artillery branch of E
1886 cigarette card depicting a pioneer of the Austro-Hungarian Army
1815 engraving of a British Army pioneer (right)
Combat engineer
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A combat engineer 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
Pioneer (military)
…A pioneer () is a soldier employed to perform engineering and construction tasks. The term is in principle similar to sapper or combat engineer. Pioneers were originally part of the artillery branch of European armies. Subsequently, they formed part of the engineering branch, the logistic branch…
Royal Engineers preparing site for a bridge in Afghanistan.
Buffalo MRAP (Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicle), a common vehicle used to uncover improvised explosive devices (IEDs) by combat engineer units.
IED detonator in Iraq
Armored front loader