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No Explosives, No Problem, Sapper Training Provides Tactical Skills and Strategic Mindset

For more than 250 years, Sappers have played a vital role in every major conflict in American history, combining tactical expertise with fearless execution. But their contributions don’t end on the ...
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Sapper Leader Course: forging elite combat-ready engineers since 1985

FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. — Of the four permanent individual skill tabs authorized for wear by the U.S. Army, one is earned exclusively at Fort Leonard Wood — the Sapper Tab. The only way to earn the ...
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Army soldiers will put skills to the test in challenging ‘Best Sapper’ competition at Fort Leonard Wood

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 ...
Military Times

A missed lane and a comeback: Ranger team wins Best Sapper

1st Lts. Christopher Barrett (left) and Bryce Sullenger won the 2026 Best Sapper Competition. (Cpl. Jesse Gonzales/U.S. Army Fort Leonard Wood) On the first day of ...