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IDF Engineering
Israel IDF Army Combat Engineering Corps Beret
The outer shell is made of cotton, the inner part of the beret has a polyester cover.
Light grey in color, representing the Engineering Corps unit.
One size fits all.
Berets are worn by Israel Defense Forces soldiers only on formal occasions, including ceremonies and roll calls.
The Israeli Combat Engineering Corps "Handasa Kravit" is the combat engineering forces of the Israel Defense Forces. Their 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. Combat Engineering Corps sappers and heavy equipment operators are often attached to other units in order to help them breach obstacles and handle explosive threats.