Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The winners of the Best Sapper Competition might look a little familiar because, well, this is their second year in a row winning ...

For Lt. Col. Donald Lew, Deputy Commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Middle East District, the pursuit of excellence ...

FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. -- Being named one of the best will bring special meaning to a Soldier from the 31st Engineer Battalion here. 1st Lt. Christine E. Murray, a competitor in this year's fifth ...

Rafael Eirea-Lamberto, a combat engineer for the 9th Engineer Battalion at Fort Stewart, studies a set of instructions as his teammates wrap rope around rope. The group is immersed in an exercise ...

Women are not allowed to serve in certain combat occupations -- but that's not stopping female engineers from taking on the grueling 28-day Sapper Leader Course, becoming Sapper qualified and wearing ...

Four young soldiers from Fort Bliss’ 16th Engineer Battalion survived three days of mental and physical tests to be named the best sappers at the installation and the 1st Armored Division. What is a ...

Carrying nearly 80-pound packs while moving from obstacle to obstacle over a 14-mile course, 10 two-person military teams kicked off day one of the three-day Best Sapper competition Wednesday at Fort ...

The 2025 Best Sapper Competition ended with a two-man team of Army Rangers coming in first, and in so doing, completing a near-sweep of major Army combat contests in 2025 by the elite unit, but it ...

Combat Engineer Paratroopers from across the 82nd Airborne Division train for the Best Sapper competition, Feb. 12, 2020, on Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Different explosive charges are one of many ...