FORT MCCOY, Wis. - A sapper - also known as an elite combat engineer or pioneer - is a combatant skilled in a variety of military engineering duties such as minefield placement or clearing, ...

FORT MCCOY, Wis.- Just as the elite infantry soldier is a Ranger, the elite Army engineer is a Sapper. They are your combat engineers, trained to accomplish the most difficult of engineer-related ...

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 ...

Rafael Eirea-Lamberto, a combat engineer for the 9th Engineer Battalion at Fort Stewart, studies a set of instructions as his teammates wrap rope around rope. The group is immersed in an exercise ...

Best Sapper competitors may be low on energy and sleep, but not on determination - they have pushed through seven Sapper Stakes events and are getting ready to begin Phase V this evening at Fort ...

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 ...

Fort Bragg's engineers don't have the luxury of precise planning. They must be ready to deploy on short notice to anywhere in the world. That requires a mind-set that's prepared for anything, ...

Four young soldiers from Fort Bliss’ 16th Engineer Battalion survived three days of mental and physical tests to be named the best sappers at the installation and the 1st Armored Division. What is a ...

The 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team's Special Troops Battalion has undergone some big changes. It has reflagged as the 2nd Engineer Battalion, received a new commander and tripled the number of combat ...

A team of St. Pauls-based soldiers emerged victorious after a three-day North Carolina National Guard competition for combat engineers. The 171st Sapper Company, 105th Engineer Battalion earned 905 ...

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 ...

“Becoming a combat engineer has always been in my mind, but I understand that it’s a very difficult field especially for physical fitness and as a woman,” Reddit user BrpBap wrote in a post. Combat ...