FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. (April 2, 2025) — The Fort Leonard Wood Public Affairs office would like to invite you to witness as more than 70 Soldiers converge on Roubidoux Park in downtown Waynesville from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 26 for a meet your military event. Spectators can see firsthand as elite combat engineers rappel from a Blackhawk helicopter. Competitors participating in the Best Sapper Competition, taking place from April 25 through April 28 at Fort Leonard Wood, will be flown into the park by CH47 helicopters before taking part in physical tests, where they will be pushed to their limits. There will be military static displays, vehicles and robotics for attendees to interact with. A military working dog team is also slated to attend the event. The event is free and open to the public.

To learn more, visit https://www.facebook.com/BestSapper.

To see photos from last year’s competition, visit https://www.flickr.com/photos/fortleonardwood/albums/72177720315550118/with/53660268296.

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About Fort Leonard Wood

Fort Leonard Wood is a thriving and prosperous installation that has evolved from a small basic training post more than 80 years ago to a premier Army Center of Excellence that trains nearly 80,000 military and civilians each year.

Fort Leonard Wood is home to the U.S Army Maneuver Support Center of Excellence and three U.S. Army schools: the U.S. Army Engineer School; U.S. Army Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear School; and the U.S. Army Military Police School. In addition to training engineer, CBRN and military police specialties for the Army, Fort Leonard Wood also provides gender-integrated in-processing and Basic Combat Training for new Soldiers.

Fort Leonard Wood also hosts and trains with the largest Marine Corps Detachment and Air Force Squadron on any Army installation as well as a large Navy construction detachment.