Israeli Engineering Corps
| Israeli Engineering Corps | |
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Israeli Combat Engineering Corps symbols
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| Active | 1947 - today |
| Country | Israel |
| Branch | GOC Army Headquarters |
| Type | Combat Engineering |
| Role | Combat Engineering, EOD, counter-NBC |
| Part of | Israel Defense Forces |
| Nickname(s) | "Muhandesim", "Palasim", "Ksoofim" |
| Motto(s) | "Rishonim Tamid" ("Always First"), "Rishonim BaHazit" ("First in the Front"), "Lech Beyekvot Haksufim" ("Follow the Silver ones") |
| Colors | Silver berets |
| March | "Handasa Kravit Theme" |
| Mascot(s) | "BobCat" lynx |
| Engagements |
All of Israel's wars, notable are:
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| Decorations | Israel Defense Prize |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander |
Brigadier General Oshri Lugasi |
| Notable commanders |
Emmanuel Shachar, Elchanan Klein, Avishay Katz, Shimon Daniel, Moshe Sheli |
All of Israel's wars, notable are:
The Israeli Combat Engineering Corps (Hebrew: חיל ההנדסה הקרבית, Heil HaHandasa HaKravit) is the combat engineering forces of the Israel Defense Forces.
The Combat Engineering Corps beret's color is silver and its symbol features a sword on a defensive tower with a blast halo on the background. The Combat Engineering Corps mottos are "Always First" (ראשונים תמיד Rishonim Tamid) and the unofficial "The hard - we shall do today, the impossible - we shall do tomorrow".
Its roles include mobility assurance, road breaching, defense and fortifications, counter-mobility of enemy forces, construction and destruction under fire, sabotage, explosives, bomb disposal, counter-NBC and special engineering missions.
In addition to Combat Engineering Corps sappers, each infantry brigade has an engineering company trained with basic engineering and EOD (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) skills (called פלח"הן). Combat Engineering Corps sappers and heavy equipment operators are often attached to other units (such as armored or infantry brigades) in order to help them breach through obstacles and handle explosive threats.
Beside extensive training in basic combat engineering, combat engineers through specialized training in their respective professions. These are:
The Israeli combat engineers and sappers are combat soldiers and therefore have a personal gear and weapons as infantry soldiers. Their issued rifle is the M-16A1 (short 13/14 inch barrel) and M4 Carbine. Other weapons include hand grenades, M203 grenade launcher, IMI Negev, FN MAG and M2 Browning machineguns and M24 SWS and Barret M82A1 sniper rifles.
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