Editing Combat engineer (section)

=== Special operations units ===
Individual combat engineers are often assigned as a component of both covert and overt [[Direct action (military)|direct action]] [[special operations]] teams. For example, the [[active duty]] [[United States Army Special Forces|US Army Special Forces]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Special Forces Engineer Sergeant |url=https://www.goarmy.com/careers-and-jobs/career-match/mechanics-engineering/design-develop/18c-special-forces-engineer-sergeant.html |access-date=2022-08-25 |website=goarmy.com}}</ref> and its two [[Reserve components of the United States Armed Forces|reserve components]], the [[19th Special Forces Group|19th SFG]] and [[20th Special Forces Group|20th SFG]] of the US [[Army National Guard]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Army National Guard |url=https://www.nationalguard.com/18c-special-forces-engineer-sergeant |access-date=2022-08-25 |website=www.nationalguard.com}}</ref> employ combat engineer sergeants designated by [[United States military occupation code|MOS]] 18C. A [[Green Berets]] [[United States Army Special Forces#Basic Element – SF Operational Detachment-A (SFODA) composition|Operational Detachment Alpha]], more commonly known as an "A-Team",<ref>{{Cite web |title=On The Ground - What Are The Special Forces? {{!}} Campaign Against Terror {{!}} FRONTLINE {{!}} PBS |url=https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/campaign/ground/specialforces.html |access-date=2022-08-25 |website=www.pbs.org}}</ref> typically consists of 12 men, two of whom are combat engineer sergeants.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Army National Guard |url=https://www.nationalguard.com/special-forces-detachment-structure |access-date=2022-08-25 |website=www.nationalguard.com}}</ref>

Another example is the Israeli [[Yahalom (IDF)|Yahalom]] unit, which is a special operations engineering unit, that possess the abilities of sabotage, demolition of explosives and [[tunnel warfare]].