Best Sapper Competition is slated to officially begin with an opening ceremony at 4:30 p.m. Friday, April 21st

Fort Leonard Wood’s 16th Lt. Gen. Robert B. Flowers Best Sapper Competition is slated to officially begin with an opening ceremony at 4:30 p.m. Friday, April 21st, at Waynesville City Park. The action will begin immediately after the opening ceremony as competitors compete in events taking place in the park. Throughout the annual three-day competition, 50 two-person teams compete in a variety of events, which, in years past, included a non-standard physical fitness test, land navigation, a ruck march, sapper skills showcase, and mystery events designed to test the teams to their mental and physical limits.