FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. — The U.S. Army Engineer School is now accepting applications for the 16th Lt. Gen. Robert B. Flowers Best Sapper Competition, officials said. The competition is scheduled to ...

FORT CAVAZOS, Texas — The 18th annual Lt. Gen. Robert B. Flowers Best Sapper Competition was held April 25-28 at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, with 35 two-person teams. The Best Sapper Competition is ...

Townsville-based Australian Army combat rescue operator Sapper Nathan Roberts said his first two years in uniform were a blur ...

Capt. Joseph Palazini, left, and Capt. Matthew Cushing, right, took first place in the Army's 16th Best Sapper Competition. (Angi Betran/Army) For the winners of this year’s Best Sapper Competition, ...

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 ...

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 ...

FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. — Cadet Nickalus Johnson, a Gruver native, is slated to compete in the 17th Best Sapper Competition, to be held April 19 through 22 at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. Johnson is ...

In late March, two Army officers will become the first-all female team to compete in a grueling competition to select the best sappers from the entire service. Capt. Hilary Thomas and 1st Lt. Alyvia ...