Lts. Christopher Barrett and Bryce Sullenger were declared the Army's top combat engineers after several days of grueling challenges.

FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. (April 29, 2025) — Soldiers descended from a Chinook CH-47 onto the grounds of Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, as the crowd cheered for the competitors beginning their journey into ...

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 ...

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 ...

FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. — With the Best Sapper Competition just two weeks away, local competitors said they are diligently preparing their bodies and minds for the intense challenge. The 17th Lt. Gen.

When the U.S. Army needs to figure out how to move soldiers, it calls in the sappers — an elite group of combat engineers who know how to do anything the Army asks of them. And one Fairfax County, ...

First lieutenants Christopher Barrett and Bryce Sullenger made some costly mistakes early in the Army’s Best Sapper Competition at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., this week, but they bore down and dominated ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Hawaii-based soldier has completed a rare feat: graduating from three demanding courses to earn her Ranger, Sapper and Jungle ...