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

Women are not allowed to serve in certain combat occupations -- but that's not stopping female engineers from taking on the grueling 28-day Sapper Leader Course, becoming Sapper qualified and wearing ...

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 ...

FORT CHAFFEE, Ark. - "It's a rough, tough competition ... Three days of tough-guy stuff. Only the best engineers will win." Spc. Elliott Vitelli, combat engineer, 680th Engineer Company out of Webster ...

Capt. Joseph Palazini, left, and Capt. Matthew Cushing, right, took first place in the Army's 16th Best Sapper Competition. (Angi Betran/Army) For the winners of this year’s Best Sapper Competition, ...

FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. — Bullets spewed from the M240 machine gun’s barrel so fast that it was practically spitting flames. Lying in the grass, the soldier fired the machine gun at an “enemy” vehicle ...

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 ...