Before they received their diplomas, tossed their hats into the air at Michie Stadium and pinned their gold bars as commissioned second lieutenants on May 27, U.S. Military Academy Class of 2023 ...

Recent graduates are struggling in today's job market, with fewer entry-level positions available and more competition than ever — making graduation feel less celebratory and more stressful. Unlike ...

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 ...

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 ...

1st Lts. Christopher Barrett (left) and Bryce Sullenger won the 2026 Best Sapper Competition. (Cpl. Jesse Gonzales/U.S. Army Fort Leonard Wood) On the first day of ...

Combat engineers in the Army, also known as “Sappers,” will compete for the “Best Sapper” title at the 18th Lt. Gen. Robert B. Flowers Sapper Competition at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., Friday through ...

When the U.S. Army needs to figure out how to move soldiers, it calls in the sappers — an elite group of combat engineers who know how to do anything the Army asks of them. And one Fairfax County, ...

First lieutenants Christopher Barrett and Bryce Sullenger made some costly mistakes early in the Army’s Best Sapper Competition at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., this week, but they bore down and dominated ...