Story and photo by Luke Waack
Assistant editor

Training Soldiers to operate in a hostile environment is one of the most important missions for a Basic Combat Training or One Station Unit Training organization.

The latest crop of combat engineers sharpened their tools of the trade in freezing temperatures, last week, as Company E, 35th Engineer Battalion cadre put Soldiers to the test in their final field training exercise of basic, at Training Area 241, Jan. 28.