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

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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For the winners of this year’s Best Sapper Competition, the toughest part of the annual event between Army combat engineers had ...

With sweat, grit, and plenty of good-natured banter, two combat engineers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade are preparing to push themselves to the limit at the 18th Annual Lt. Gen. Robert B. Flowers ...

Capts. Matthew Cushing and Joseph Palazini disassembled and assembled a M2 .50-caliber machine gun on April 21 during the 2024 Best Sapper Competition. (Melissa Buckley/Army) The winners of the Best ...