It’s Engineer Regiment Week, and in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the term “sapper” carries weight. For 250 years, sappers have served as elite combat engineers, supporting frontline infantry in every war throughout American history. In this interview with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District Commander Col. Francis Pera, we take a closer look at a sapper’s role in the U.S. Army.
(U.S. Army video by David Adams and Thomas Deaton)
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As the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Baltimore District continues working with local, state and federal partners to clear the wreckage along the Potomac River following the mid-air collision of an American Airlines regional jet and a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter near Washington’s Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, salvage experts have determined a tentative timeline for removal of wreckage along the impacted waterway.
BALTIMORE -- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Baltimore District has activated its Emergency Operations Center, clearing the way for response and recovery support to local, regional and federal agencies following the mid-air collision of an American Airlines regional jet and a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter near Washington’s Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Jan. 29, 2025.
