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 started with a jolt.
During a pre-contest opening ceremony on April 25, the 70 contestants gathered inside a field house and stood in formation for opening remarks from Col. Stephen Kolouch, the commandant of the U.S. Army Engineer School. But the end of his remarks caught the crowd by surprise: “Sappers,” Kolouch announced. “Ready, set, go.” With that, the 35 startled teams realized the competition was underway and broke ranks towards the exits, quickly donning gear staged just outside for a ruck race across Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri’s hilly terrain.
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Source: Task & Purpose News
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