Of the four permanent individual skill tabs authorized for wear by the U.S. Army, one is earned exclusively at Fort Leonard ...

When the Sapper Leader Course medics began their careers as 68W Health Care Specialists they never thought they would be playing a major role in turning Soldiers into Sappers -- much less persevering ...

FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. -- The Sapper Leader Course has been molding superior Army engineer leaders since 1985. Now, Marine Capt. Kathryn Neff has put her mark on the elite school's history -- not once ...

U.S. Army Reserve combat engineer Soldiers from the 374th Engineer Company (Sapper), headquartered in Concord, Calif., conduct a rappel training from a 100-foot tower, July 19, during a two-week field ...

The Army announced Friday that the service's first female enlisted soldier has graduated from the physically challenging Sapper Leader Course. Sgt. Hailey Falk, who is assigned to B Company, 39th ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Hawaii-based soldier has completed a rare feat: graduating from three demanding courses to earn her Ranger, Sapper and Jungle ...

A team cuts steel with an exothermic torch during the Best Sapper Competition at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. (Michael Curtis/Army) Dozens of soldiers will compete in the Army’s 2018 Best Sapper ...

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 ...

PORTSMOUTH — West Point cadet Jon Somssich is on his way to a month of intense Army training. Somssich, son of Peter and Kathy Somssich of Portsmouth, has been accepted to participate in the Sapper ...

FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. — Deep in the woods, mosquitoes whine, flies buzz, and thick brown spiders dart from under one fallen leaf to the next, trying to evade the nearly 100-degree heat. On her elbows ...

Carrying nearly 80-pound packs while moving from obstacle to obstacle over a 14-mile course, 10 two-person military teams kicked off day one of the three-day Best Sapper competition Wednesday at Fort ...