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Sapper Stakes allows company to test knowledge, individual engineer tasks

CAMP DODGE, Iowa – Engineers from the 402nd Company, 389th Battalion, from Des Moines, Iowa, conducted Sapper Stakes at Camp Dodge, Iowa, Aug. 27-28. The purpose of the training was to test the ...
Army Times

Army to increase the number of Sapper courses beginning in October

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 ...
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Dog Face Soldier becomes first sergeant major in 16 years to conquer Sapper Leader Course

FORT STEWART, Ga. — In a profession defined by standards, discipline, and leading from the front, Sgt. Maj. Russell Hull of the 3rd Infantry Division has raised the bar — becoming the first sergeant ...
KING5

Combat engineering train-up at JBLM helps soldiers push their limits

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. — A new train-up within the 1-2 Stryker Brigade Combat Team out of Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM) is preparing soldiers for the US Army's elite Sapper Leader Course ...
The Fayetteville Observer

82nd Airborne looks to keep Best Sapper title

After three years of dominance, the 82nd Airborne Division is taking a more youthful approach to this year’s Best Sapper Competition, but officials are hoping the results are more of the same. Among ...
The Reporter

William Tennent graduate a real Sapper

Fort Leonard Wood, Mo. – Jumping out of the back of a helicopter and into icy water at dawn with 90 pounds of gear for a swim across a pond is not a normal way to start the day. But for the son of a ...