page_title: Israeli Combat Engineering Corps
section_title: Units
hierarchical_section_title: Israeli Combat Engineering Corps / Units
caption_attribution_description: English: IDF Caterpillar D9 "Doobi" armored bulldozer. The IDF uses the armored version of Caterpillar D9 tracked-type tractor bulldozer for combat engineering and counter-terrorism operations. The Israeli armor kit proved itself very effective against terrorist weapons, a specially against large "belly charge" IEDs and roadside bombs. Military experts cite the IDF D9 as a key factor in keeping IDF casualties low in the ongoing war against Palestinian terrorism.עברית: דחפור משוריין די-9 "דובי" של צה"ל צה"ל משתמש בגרסה המשוריינת של טרקטור זחלי מדגם קטרפילר די-9 למשימות הנדסה קרבית ולוחמה בטרור. ערכת המיגון הישראלי הוכיחה את עצמה כיעילה מאוד נגד אמצעי הלחימה של המחבלים, במיוחד נגד מטעני גחון רבי עוצמה ומטעני צד. מומחים צבאיים מציינים שדחפור הדי-9 המשוריין הוא אחד הגורמים המרכזיים בהקטנת מספר האבדות של צה"ל במלחמה המתמשכת נגד הטרור הפלסטיני.
context_page_description: The Israeli Combat Engineering Corps 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 an explosion halo on the background. The Combat Engineering Corps mottos are "Always First" 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-weapons of mass destruction and special engineering missions.
  In addition to Combat Engineering Corps sappers, each infantry brigade has an engineering company trained with basic engineering and explosive ordnance disposal skills. Combat Engineering Corps sappers and heavy equipment operators are often attached to other units in order to help them breach through obstacles and handle explosive threats.
context_section_description: Combat Engineering Battalions
   Asaf 601 אסף
   HaMachatz 605 המחץ
   Lahav 603 להב
  Reserve Battalions
  Command's Engineering Units
  North
  Center
  South
  Special Engineering Vehicles (TZAMA צמ"ה) units
  Knights of Steel אבירי הפלדה – Tzama Gaza South
  Steel Cats חתולי הפלדה – Tzama Gaza North
  Wild Cats  חתולי הבר – Tzama Yeuda and Shomron
  Beit Hilel בית הלל – Tzama North
  Cliffs Cats, Tzama Sdira – חתולי הצוקים, צמ"ה סדירה
  Yahalom – special engineering unit יהל"ם
  Sayeret Yael – engineering commando
  SAP – EOD and bomb disposal
  SAMUR – counter-tunnels
  Hevzek – Robotics
  Military Engineering School (Bahalatz 14) – "Tzukey Uvda" – "בית הספר להנדסה צבאית – בהל"צ 14 – "צוקי עובדה
  Counter-NBC and purifiers (closed and transferred to (Home Front Command)
  Counter-NBC battalion 76
  Yanshuf – NBC training center
caption: IDF Caterpillar D9 armored bulldozers parking near a military outpost
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