WASHINGTON — In the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the term sapper carries weight. For 250 years, sappers have served as elite combat engineers, supporting frontline infantry in every war ...

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 ...

Get the latest military news and culture in your inbox daily. A sapper or combat engineer is trained in breaching fortifications, demolitions, bridge-building, laying or clearing minefields ...

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., ...

The 70 competitors in the 2025 Army Best Sapper competition break ranks from a formation in surprise after Col. Stephen Kolouch, the commandant of the U.S. Army Engineer School, started the ...

Johnson is part of a two-person team representing the 111th Engineer Battalion, Austin, scheduled to compete against 49 other teams for the Best Sapper title. The competition showcases the Army's ...

Sapper and Ranger courses, she banished one thought from her mind. “Once you start, you can never let quitting enter your brain,” the Hawaii-based combat engineer told Stars and Stripes in a Sept.

U.S. Marine Corps has identified two Marines killed in a crash near Santa Teresa, New Mexico. They were part of President ...

Col. Tyrone A. Barrion, the commanding officer for 1st Combat Engineer Battalion and Task Force Sapper, in a statement Thursday. "I extend my heartfelt condolences and prayers to the families of ...