An Army soldier won the top leadership award at Sapper school, then her husband did too. 1st Lts. Rachel and Samuel Kicklighter are combat engineer officers stationed at U.S. Army Garrison Bavaria, in ...

A Hawaii-based combat engineer became ‘triple-tabbed’ by completing three of the Army’s most demanding courses, Ranger and Sapper school, and a Hawaii-based Jungle course. Earning all three is rare ...

1st Lt. Mackenzie Corcoran poses with her Jungle, Sapper and Ranger certificates at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, June 6, 2024. (Sgt. Johanna Pullum/Army) A Hawaii-based soldier has completed a rare ...

Combat engineers in the Army, also known as “Sappers,” will compete for the “Best Sapper” title at the 18th Lt. Gen. Robert B. Flowers Sapper Competition at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., Friday through ...

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 ...

FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. — It’s about to go down. Competitors vying for the title of Best Sapper have arrived at Fort Leonard Wood and are ready for their first event at 5 p.m. April 19, 2024, in ...

FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. — Service members wanting to compete for the title of Best Sapper have a couple more weeks to register and organizers of this year’s competition announced a new strategy to ...