Combat Engineer/Sapper/SeaBee Thread

[Brian013086]

Lets get a thread going on an underrepresented branch of the military that doesn't get enough credit.

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U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Matthew Williams, a combat engineer from the 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, moves containers using a tractor rubber tire articulated multi-purpose vehicle in Karmah, Iraq, Nov. 14, 2007. Combat Engineers with 3rd Battalion on, 3rd Marine Regiment begin deconstruction of an outpost and build a checkpoint in Karmah, Iraq. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Michael E. Juneau Jr.) (Released)

U.S. Army Soldiers from 851st Vertical Engineer Company and the 769th Engineer Battalion work on restoring the infamous bombed out "Gunners Palace" into a living area for U.S. Army Troops on Combat Outpost Apache Nov. 13, 2007, in Baghdad, Iraq. (U.S. Ar my photo by Spc. Jeffery Sandstrum) (Released)

U.S. Air Force 1st. Lt. Jonathan Herman, a project manager with the 732nd Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron (ECES), consults a contractor during construction of a new water plant on Camp Liberty, Iraq, Nov. 8, 2007. The 732nd ECES manages more than 5 0 projects with a total value of $100 million. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. S. Patrick McCollum) (Released)

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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Stephen McGrath, with the 447th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron's explosive ordnance disposal team, explains to U.S. Army Capt. Hurd how he plans to destroy an improvised explosive device during a route clearance mission a long Route Tampa in southwest Baghdad, Iraq, July 28, 2007. Hurd is with the 3rd Platoon, Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division out of Ft. Drum, N.Y. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Dennis J. Henry Jr.) (Released)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. George Ruben Rivera III establishes project control by creating central points while minimizing error to ensure project accuracy for the combat vehicle operations training course in New Bern, N.C., July 24, 2007. Rivera is a combat engineer surveyor from Marine Wing Support Squadron 247, of Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Victor F. Cano) (Released)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpls. Matthew Kaiser, left, and Matthew Moore, both combat engineers from Combat Engineer Platoon, 2nd Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepare bangalores for demolition during live-fire demolition training in the Middle East May 23, 2007. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jeremy Ross) (Released)

U.S. Army Sgt. Max Free and his military working dog search a house during a clearing operation in Kesra, Iraq, Feb. 24, 2008. Free is from the 67th Engineer Detachment attached to 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division. DoD photo by Sgt. Timothy Kingston, U.S. Army. (Released)

U.S. Army Soldiers from 77th Engineer Company, 94th Engineer Battalion work throughout the night as they construct a new combat outpost in Mosul, Iraq, Feb. 14, 2008. The outpost is being constructed in the Rissala traffic circle, one of the most dangerous areas of the city, and will aid as a stronghold against the insurgency in the area. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Kieran Cuddihy) (Released)

Marines Prepare to burn brush on the roadside.

U.S. Army Sgt. Dominic Bardenas, a combat engineer with Alpha Company, 29th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, Hawaii Army National Guard, clears flood-debris near Kula during the Kula debris-clearing mission to help residents affected by floods in Maui, Hawaii, Jan. 22, 2008. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Jim Greenhill) (Released)

U.S. Marines with Charlie Company, 1st Combat Engineer Battalion use D9 dozer's and an excavator to remove Bridge 18 near Rutbah, Iraq, Dec. 3, 2007. The Marines destroyed the bridge after it was hit by an improvised explosive device making the bridge no longer safe for use. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Shane S. Keller) (Released)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Ryan D. Arnold, a combat engineer from 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment removes concertina wire using a tractor rubber tire articulated multi-purpose vehicle in Karmah, Iraq, Nov. 19, 2007. Combat engineers with 3rd Battalion on, 3rd Marines are expanding the berthing area at an observation post. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Michael E. Juneau Jr.) (Released)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Joel P. Dumbacher, a combat engineer from 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment watches as an excavator digs a hole in Karmah, Iraq, Nov. 19, 2007. Combat engineers with 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines are expanding the berthing area at an observation post. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Michael E. Juneau Jr.) (Released)

A U.S. Army engineer from Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division constructs a guard shack to a bridge in Al Raoud, Iraq, Dec. 27, 2007. In addition to building the guard shack the Soldiers are making repairs to allow foot and vehicle traffic across the bridge with the hopes of increasing commerce in the area. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. William Greer) (Released)

[goat89]

These guys are like the masters of 'Magic'. Without them, the Armed Forces couldnt go anywhere with ease. Kudos to the USN Seabees, they are the very best. Anyone has experience with them? Would love to hear stories of them. My dad was a Combat Engineer with the Singapore Armed Forces and was taught to respect them.

[shortyirish12]

Chimo, this is my kind of thread. It's good to see some of our brothers kit to the south. When i first got to Kandahar there was a huge field with alot of there kit in it being sent home. It was pretty impressive.

[Albatross]

This is one thing that I wish I would have chosen as my MOS. Now I want to get into this stuff and its hard as hell.

[gaijinsamurai]

Cool! Thanks, Brian! I was a Combat Engineer in the US Marine Corps, and like seeing that someone notices the importance of my old MOS!

[Ichhabe]

What can one say? God's chosen ones!!!

[digrar]

An up-armored Australian Bulldozer from Reconstruction Task Force Three levels ground in preparation for construction works as during Operation Shar Markaz in the Dorafshan area.
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Soldiers from Reconstruction Task Force Three conduct their night routine and prepare to stand-to in their pits whilst an earth mover continues digging other fighting positions of the construction site during Operation Shar Markaz.
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Warrant Officer Class Two Martin Thompson from the 3rd Combat Engineer Regiment, now serving with Reconstruction Task Force Three, instructs soldiers from the Afghanistan National Army in the finer points of putting up wire defences.
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Sapper Rodney Johnstone and another soldier from the 3rd Combat Engineer Regiment, now serving with Reconstruction Task Force Three, carry a wooden beam across the worksite during construction of a checkpoint as part of Operation Shar Markaz.
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Australian Combat Engineers construct a concrete slab in a Forward Operating Base (FOB) in Afghanistan.
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An Australian Combat Engineer operates a Light Engineer Tractor (LET) at a Forward Operating Base (FOB) in Afghanistan.
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An up-armored engineering plant vehicle from Reconstruction Task Force Three lifts multiple Hesco baskets during the construction of a perimeter wall.
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An Australian Ammunition Technician prepares to dispose of unexploded ordnance in Afghanistan.
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Not entirely sure if he's RAE or RAOC.

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An Australian Combat Engineer operates a Light Engineer Tractor (LET) in a Forward Operating Base (FOB) in Afghanistan.
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Sapper "Dwayne" from the 2nd Combat Engineer Regiment fills a sand bag as it is held by a young Afghan National Army soldier as part of securing a sight and preventing further possible destruction of a recently found Unexploded Ordnance near the village of "Shahmansur" inside the Wide Bay Training Area for Exercise Afghan Dusk.
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As an Infantryman I couldn't resist putting a sandbag filling pic in...

[purpose]

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=-mJunX4pB3o

Too dumb to embed.

[USARMY908]

my first post, hope this is a good pic

[pfcsmith1371]

Well here are a few pictures of us Engineers beeing crafty with demo. except the last one. Thats us heading back after a gernade range. Funny thing is are plt is going to Fuji to do demo shoots with some 0351s before we are off to Thailand with the MEU.

[Brian013086]

Cpl. William G. Sheppard, a technical engineering specialist with 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 2, poses near a bridge that is in danger of collapsing. Sheppard was a part of the survey team sent to inspect the bridge. Photograph Courtesy of 1st Combat Engineer Battalion.

Cpl. Bryan D. Escobedo, a U.S. Marine and combat engineer attached to the Twenty-nine Palms, Calif.-based 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, helps with the construction of bunkers July 27, 2006, at Camp Korean Village, Iraq.

FALLUJAH, Iraq â Lance Cpl. Jason Murray, a team leader with 2nd Squad, 2nd Platoon, Company A, 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, strings concertina wire through an engineer stake here June 13 while teaching Iraqi soldiers basic engineering skills. The 22-year-old Pursley, Texas native worked alongside fellow engineers to show the soldiers how to string various types of wires, board up windows and fortify defensive positions.

SAQLAWIYAH, Iraq � Lance Cpl. Patrick S. Reynolds, combat engineer with 2nd Platoon, Company A, 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, right, and Pfc. Ryan Cheney, a fellow engineer, left, search a mound of shrubbery in a field outside Saqlawiyah May 22. Combat engineers worked alongside Company A, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment infantrymen and Iraqi soldiers to sweep through numerous farm fields outside Saqlawiyah, looking for hidden weapons caches and insurgent activity.

A Marine with Charlie Company, Combat Logistics Battalion 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, guides a Humvee onto a trailer during a recovery mission in Forward Operating Base Hawas Mar. 7. The company of Marine combat engineers also provided logistics and personnel support, swapping out a generator and dropping off five specialized utility Marines to operate the FOB's water purification system. Combat engineers continue to provide support by emplacing force-protection barriers, building safe structures and repairing damaged roads, but they're also starting to demilitarize surrounding communities as Al Anbar province becomes more stable.

Chief Warrant Officer 4 Alan J. Clyne (left), commanding officer of maintenance detachment, and Master Sgt. Scott E. Witmer, maintenance detachment operations chief, both with Combat Logistics Battalion 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward), stand in front of the D9 bulldozer they used to clear a path to safety to stranded Marines during Operation Steel Curtain.

[Brian013086]

Atsugi, Japan (Nov. 22, 2005) � Engineering Aide 2nd Class Nowell Abratique, assigned to Naval Air Facility Atsugi Public Works, practices directing a five-ton tactical dump truck. A group of Public Works Seabees held snow-removal training in preparation for the winter season. Seabees are part of the first response team, which is called during any kind of urgent situation, such as a large snowstorm. The dump trucks are normally used for hauling gravel or soil, but can be used to plow snow. U.S. Navy photo by Journalist 3rd Class Matthew Schwarz (RELEASED)

Construction Electrician 3rd Class Jonathan Brace monitors the primary rock crusher while Constructionman Justin Dimmitt loads the hopper with a front-end loader. During normal quarry operations, Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 4 can produce an average of 60 tons of crushed rock per day. U.S. Navy photo by by Air Force Master Sgt. Rickie D. Bickle (RELEASED)

OKINAWA, Japan (Feb. 15, 2008) Equipment Operator Constructionman Recruit Edward P. Dunn, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5, operates a front-end loader during an earth-moving project on Camp Hansen. NMCB-5 is deployed to several locations in the Pacific area of operation providing construction support to area commanders. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Patrick W. Mullen III (Released)

OKINAWA, Japan (Sept. 25, 2007) - Equipment Operator 2nd Class Gerald Flint uses a front end loader to fill a crater in a simulated runway on Kadena Air Base as part of a joint-training exercise with the Air Force. Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 7 personnel partnered with Kadena airmen of the Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operation Ready Squadron Engineers for the exercise. NMCB-7 is deployed to the Far East to provide construction support to shore installations in support of the global war on terrorism. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Michael B. Lavender (RELEASED)

COVINGTON, Guam (July 23, 2007) � Equipment Operator 1st Class Lawrence A. Zeigler operates a track-type loader to load debris into a Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement dump truck following demolition of a concrete wall as part of a camp beautification project. Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 4 is deployed to Guam supporting construction requirements for Pacific Command. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Rickie D. Bickle (RELEASED)

[abncougar]

my first post, hope this is a good pic

Getting their Tabs pinned "in country". Hows that work?

[ex Strathcona]

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now that's an improvised booby trap if i ever saw one but tell me is this enough C4 to actually shred the wire? that stuff is freaking strong and i would have taped some chunks of angle iron over the C4 to help cut it.
thoughts? how did the shoot go by the way?

[sapperscout]

Getting their Tabs pinned "in country". Hows that work?

It doesn't.