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A sapper is a combat engineer, and the competition pits the Army's very best against each other for 5 days of events that include rigorous physical fitness tests.
The sappers are elite combat engineers who know how to do anything the Army asks of them. Now one from the D.C. area is competing among the best of the best.
Fort Leonard Wood, Mo. — Each year, the 36th Engineer Brigade holds what they call a Rugged Best Sapper Competition, intended to emulate the regimental-level Lt. Gen. Robert B. Flowers
Fort Leonard Wood, Mo. — Each year, the 36th Engineer Brigade holds what they call a Rugged Best Sapper Competition, intended to emulate the regimental-level Lt. Gen. Robert B. Flowers
Captains Joseph Palazini and Matthew Cushing took first place in the Army's 16th annual Best Sapper Competition at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri.