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2017 Best Sapper Competition – Land Navigation

1st Lt. Luke Groom from Fort Bragg, North Carolina, competing in the 2017 Best Sapper Competition at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, plots his points in the land navigation portion of the competition. (Photo credit: Michael Curtis, Visual Information Center)

Fort Leonard Wood community leaders tour

Col. Tracy Lanier, U.S. Army Garrison Fort Leonard Wood commander, discusses ammunition used in the .50 Caliber Machine Gun with Rolla City Administrator John Butz during a community leaders tour of Fort Leonard Wood, April 20. (Photo credit: Marti Yoshida, Public Affairs Office)

2017 Best Sapper Competition – Day One – Photo Two

The 2017 Best Sapper Competition is underway at Fort Leonard Wood. Best Sapper competitors took to the water this morning during the squad events portion the competition. The two-man teams were randomly placed into squads of 10 to carry a 350 pound Zodiac boat to the lake at Fort Leonard Wood’s Training Area 250. After paddling across the lake, squads were required to carry the Zodiacs to the Big Piney River and paddle downstream to their next event. (Photo credit: Stephen Standifird, Public Affairs Office)
For B-roll: https://www.dvidshub.net/video/520979/2017-best-sapper-day-one
Best Sapper Flickr album:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/fortleonardwood/albums/72157681186506780

2017 Best Sapper Competition – Day One – Photo One

The 2017 Best Sapper Competition is underway at Fort Leonard Wood. Best Sapper competitors took to the water this morning during the squad events portion of the competition. The two-man teams were randomly placed into squads of 10 to carry a 350 pound Zodiac boat to the lake at Fort Leonard Wood’s Training Area 250. After paddling across the lake, squads were required to carry the Zodiacs to the Big Piney River and paddle downstream to their next event. (Photo credit: Stephen Standifird, Public Affairs Office)
For B-roll: https://www.dvidshub.net/video/520979/2017-best-sapper-day-one
Best Sapper Flickr album: https://www.flickr.com/photos/fortleonardwood/albums/72157681186506780