2015 Sapper Stakes

U.S. Army Spc. Jesus Medina, combat engineer, 386th Engineer Company (Route Clearance), out of Las Vegas, preforms a portion of his team's 100 pushups to begin the land navigation portion of Sapper Stakes 2015 More

U.S. Army Reserve Capt. Chris Scott, Sapper Stakes 2015 officer-in-charge, briefs the competitors before beginning their first event of the competition, the nonstandard Army Physical Fitness Test at Fort Chaffe More

U.S. Army Reserve and National Guard combat engineer teams from across the U.S. wait for the start of a team-based land navigation course during the 2015 Sapper Stakes competition at Fort Chaffee, Ark., Aug. 30 More

U.S. Army Reserve and National Guard combat engineer competitors march toward their Army Physical Fitness Test to kick off their second day of Sapper Stakes 2015 in the darkness of morning, wearing combat boots More

National Guard combat engineers with the 119th Engineer Company (Sapper), from West Virginia, carry a 15-pound shape charge onto a demolition range during Sapper Stakes 2015 competition at Fort Chaffe, Ark., Au More

Cadre members unload material from the back of a light-medium tactical vehicle to prepare a range event for Sapper Stakes 2015 at Fort Chaffee, Ark., Aug. 31. Combat engineers use demolition in mobility and cou More

The sun begins to set as U.S. Army Reserve and National Guard combat engineer teams conduct a 12-mile ruck march through the dusty hills and roads of Fort Chaffee, Ark., during Sapper Stakes 2015, Aug. 31. The More

U.S. Army Reserve combat engineers with the 383rd Engineer Company (Mobility Augmentation), Jonesboro, Ark., lift a Zodiac boat for a timed carry while competing in Sapper Stakes 2015 at Fort Chaffee, Ark., Aug More

A U.S. Army Reserve combat engineer from the 374th Engineer Company (Sapper), out of Concord, Calif., poses for a photo wearing face paint before heading off into the X-Mile event, a final race stretching appro More

U.S. Army Reserve and National Guard Sapper Stakes 2015 competitors emplaced a hasty frat fence using concertina wire and pickets as part of the competition at Fort Chaffee, Ark., Sept. 1. (U.S. Army photo by S More

A U.S. Army Reserve noncommissioned combat engineer officer sets his watch before the start of a team-based land navigation course during the 2015 Sapper Stakes competition at Fort Chaffee, Ark., Aug. 30. The c More

U.S. Army Reserve Sgt. Christopher Markl (right), team leader for the 364th Engineer Company (Sapper) out of Dodge City, Kansas, receives his team's first two grid coordinates for the land navigation portion of More

U.S. Army Reserve Sgt. Andrew Newlon, combat engineer, 688th Engineer Company (Mobility Augmentation) out of Harrison, Ark., disassembles a M240B machine gun during a weapons jumble at Sapper Stakes 2015 in For More

A combat engineer Soldier prepares his ruck for a 12-mile ruck march through the dusty hills and roads of Fort Chaffee, Ark., during Sapper Stakes 2015, Aug. 31. The road march was graded as a team event, and i More

U.S. Army Reserve combat engineers with the 455th Engineer Company out of Hayden Lake, Idaho, compete in Sapper Stakes 2015 in a timed Zodiac boat carry at Fort Chaffee, Ark., Aug. 31. (U.S. Army photo by Staff More

U.S. Army Reserve combat engineers from the 386th Engineer Company (Route Clearance), from Las Vegas, prepare charges for a demolition range event during Sapper Stakes 2015 competition at Fort Chaffee, Ark., Au More

Sgt. 1st Class Matt Williford, a cadre member for Sapper Stakes 2015 and U.S. Army Reserve Soldier with the 305th Engineer Company (Route Clearance), of San Diego, prepares a scorecard before competitors arrive More

National Guard combat engineers with the 119th Engineer Company (Sapper), from West Virginia, pick up a .50-caliber M2 machine gun during a relay event during Sapper Stakes 2015 competition at Fort Chaffe, Ark. More

U.S. Army Reserve combat engineers from 402nd Engineer Company (Sapper), from Des Moines, Iowa, test their flash lights before going into the X-Mile event, a final race stretching approximately five miles with More

U.S. Army Reserve Spc. Jeffrey O'Connell, combat engineer, 309th Engineer Company (Mobility Augmentation), pounds a picket while emplacing a hasty frat fence during Sapper Stakes 2015 at Fort Chaffee, Ark., Sep More

Capt. Chris Scott, U.S. Army Reserve company commander of the 688th Engineer Company, headquartered in Harrison, Ark., gives instruction to Reserve and National Guard combat engineer teams from across the U.S. More

Soldiers competing in Sapper Stakes 2015, disembark a Zodiac boat to pull it onto shore after rowing across Engineer Lake at Fort Chaffee, Ark., as part of the nonstandard Army Physical Fitness Test Aug. 30. (U More

U.S. Army Reserve combat engineers from the 680th Engineer Company out of Webster, N.Y., discuss their points before moving out during the land navigation portion of Sapper Stakes 2015 at Fort Chaffee, Ark., Au More

U.S. Army Reserve and National Guard combat engineer teams conduct a 12-mile ruck march through the dusty hills and roads of Fort Chaffee, Ark., during Sapper Stakes 2015, Aug. 31. The road march was graded as More

Wisconson National Guard combat engineers with the 273rd Engineer Company (Sapper), remove an M2 .50-caliber machine gun from its tripod for a relay during Sapper Stakes 2015 at Fort Chaffee, Ark., Aug. 31. (U. More

A cadre member for Sapper Stakes 2015 gets the names of U.S. Army Reserve competitors for the Army Physical Fitness Test in the early morning of the competition's second day at Fort Chaffee, Ark., Aug. 31. The More

U.S. Army Reserve and National Guard combat engineer teams prepare to take off on a 12-mile ruck march through the dusty hills and roads of Fort Chaffee, Ark., during Sapper Stakes 2015, Aug. 31. The road march More

U.S. Army Reserve and National Guard combat engineer teams from across the U.S. conducted a demolition range event during Sapper Stakes 2015 competition at Fort Chaffee, Ark., Aug. 31. Combat engineers use demo More

U.S. Army Reserve Spc. Randy Lene, combat engineer, 309th Engineer Company (Mobility Augmentation), hauls a picket pounder to the next picket while emplacing a hasty frat fence during Sapper Stakes 2015 at Fort More

The top eight U.S. Army Reserve and National Guard combat engineer teams receive their briefing on the X-Mile event, a final race stretching approximately five miles with various challenges along the way to det More

A National Guard sapper team from the 273rd Engineer Company (Sapper), Wisconsin, runs toward the finish line of an X-Mile event, a final race stretching approximately five miles with various challenges along t More

U.S. Army Reserve Spc. Joshua Miller, combat engineer, 680th Engineer Company out of Webster, N.Y., plots coordinates on a map before his team moves to find their points during the land navigation portion of Sa More

Spc. Timothy Mayer, combat engineer, 382nd Engineer Company (Sapper) out of Harrisburg, Pa., ties a knot during Sapper Stakes 2015, Aug. 30 at Fort Chaffee, Ark. Competing teams were scored on their ability to More

Spc. Mark Whaley, 1138th Engineer Company (Sapper), Missouri National Guard, disassembles a MK 19 grenade launcher during a weapons jumble at Sapper Stakes 2015 in Fort Chaffee, Ark., Aug. 30. Each team member More

Sgt. John Kovach, U.S. Army Reserve Sapper team leader for the 420th Engineer Company, out of Indiana, Pa., performs pushups at the start of a land navigation course during the 2015 Sapper Stakes competition at More

U.S. Army Reserve combat engineers from the 386th Engineer Company (Route Clearance), from Las Vegas, prepare charges for a demolition range event during Sapper Stakes 2015 competition at Fort Chaffee, Ark., A More

U.S. Army Reserve combat engineers with the 688th Engineer Company (Mobility Augmentation) out of Harrison, Ark., remove an M2 .50-caliber machine gun from its tripod for a relay during Sapper Stakes 2015 at Fo More

U.S. Army Reserve and National Guard combat engineer teams conduct a 12-mile ruck march through the dusty hills and roads of Fort Chaffee, Ark., during Sapper Stakes 2015, Aug. 31. The road march was graded as More

U.S. Army Reserve and National Guard combat engineer teams take off on a 12-mile ruck march through the dusty hills and roads of Fort Chaffee, Ark., during Sapper Stakes 2015, Aug. 31. The road march was graded More

Pvt. Alejandro Garcia, U.S. Army Reserve combat engineer with the 391st Engineer Company, of Boise, Idaho, performs pushups during the Army Physical Fitness Test at Sapper Stakes 2015, wearing combat boots and More

A U.S. Army Reserve combat engineer with the 402nd Engineer Company (Sapper), from Des Moines, Iowa, disassembles an M240B machine gun as the first mystery event on an X-Mile march, a final race stretching appr More

U.S. Army Reserve Spcs. Johnathan O'Connell and Jonathan Du Bois, combat engineers with the 309th Engineer Company (Mobility Augmentation), carry concertina wire to use in emplacing a hasty frat fence during Sa More

U.S. Army Reserve Sgt. Michael Dipaola, combat engineer, 680th Engineer Company out of Webster, N.Y., inputs coordinates in a Defense Advanced GPS Receiver before his team moves to find their points during the More

U.S. Army Reserve and National Guard Sapper teams from across the U.S. perform pushups at the start of a land navigation course during the 2015 Sapper Stakes competition at Fort Chaffee, Ark., Aug. 30. The team More

A Soldier inspects a knot before being evaluated based on its accuracy during Sapper Stakes 2015, Aug. 30 at Fort Chaffee, Ark. Competing teams were scored on their ability to correctly tie six of eight knots. More

U.S. Army Reserve and National Guard combat engineer competitors perform situps on their second day of Sapper Stakes 2015 during the Army Physical Fitness Test in the darkness of morning, wearing combat boots a More

U.S. Army Reserve Sgt. Andrew Newlon, combat engineer, 688th Engineer Company (Mobility Augmentation) out of Harrison, Ark., lifts an M2 .50-caliber machine gun for a relay during Sapper Stakes 2015 at Fort Cha More

Pfc. Isaac Martinez, U.S. Army Reserve combat engineer with the 386th Engineer Company (Route Clearance), from Las Vegas, sweats in the Arkansas heat during a demolition range event during Sapper Stakes 2015 co More

U.S. Army Reserve and National Guard combat engineer teams take off on a 12-mile ruck march through the dusty hills and roads of Fort Chaffee, Ark., during Sapper Stakes 2015, Aug. 31. The road march was graded More

U.S. Army Reserve Spc. Tyler Chatterton, combat engineer, 402nd Engineer Company (Sapper), carries concertina wire to use in emplacing a hasty frat fence during Sapper Stakes 2015 at Fort Chaffee, Ark., Sept. 1 More

A U.S. Army Reserve combat engineer with the 402nd Engineer Company (Sapper), from Des Moines, Iowa, disassembles an M240B machine gun as the first mystery event on an X-Mile march, a final race stretching appr More

U.S. Army Reserve Pvt. Blanco D'Andre, combat engineer, 364th Engineer Company (Sapper) out of Dodge City, Kan., lifts his rucksack on his shoulder before beginning the ruck march portion of the nonstandard Arm More

The Sapper Stakes 2015 team from the 348th Engineer Company (Route Clearance) out of Kansas City, Mo., wait for one of their Soldiers to check a Defense Advanced GPS Receiver to ensure they are heading in the c More

U.S. Army Reserve combat engineers from the 374th Engineer Company (Sapper), of Concord, Calif., write down and program their grid coordinates using a Defense Advanced GPS receiver during a team-based land navi More

U.S. Army Reserve and National Guard combat engineer teams take off on a 12-mile ruck march through the dusty hills and roads of Fort Chaffee, Ark., during Sapper Stakes 2015, Aug. 31. The road march was graded More

Sgt. Zachary Weyn, a U.S. Army Reserve combat engineer with the 391st Engineer Company, of Boise, Idaho, performs the situp event during the second day of Sapper Stakes 2015 wearing combat boots and uniform pan More

National Guard combat engineers with the 119th Engineer Company (Sapper), from West Virginia, carry a 15-pound shape charge onto a demolition range during Sapper Stakes 2015 competition at Fort Chaffee, Ark., A More

U.S. Army Reserve Spc. Tyler Chatterton, 402nd Engineer Company (Sapper) places a flag on an inert mine on a mine clearing lane during Sapper Stakes 2015 at Fort Chaffee, Ark., Aug. 31. Teams were tested on the More

U.S. Army Reserve and National Guard Sapper Stakes 2015 competitors emplaced a hasty frat fence using concertina wire and pickets as part of the competition at Fort Chaffee, Ark., Sept. 1. (U.S. Army photo by S More

A U.S. Army Reserve combat engineer with the 402nd Engineer Company (Sapper), from Des Moines, Iowa, disassembles an M240B machine gun as the first mystery event on an X-Mile march, a final race stretching appr More

U.S. Army Reserve combat engineers from the 374th Engineer Company (Sapper), of Concord, Calif., write down and program their grid coordinates using a Defense Advanced GPS receiver during a team-based land navi More

Soldiers read test questions during the knowledge verification portion of Sapper Stakes 2015 at Fort Chaffee, Ark., Aug. 30. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Debralee Best)

U.S. Army Reserve Soldier from the 680th Engineer Company out of Webster, N.Y., finds their first point during a land navigation event at Sapper Stakes 2015 at Fort Chaffee, Ark., Aug. 30. Teams found a total o More

U.S. Army Reserve and National Guard combat engineer competitors perform situps on their second day of Sapper Stakes 2015 during the Army Physical Fitness Test in the darkness of morning, wearing combat boots a More

U.S. Army Reserve Spc. Elliott Vitelli, combat engineer, 680th Engineer Company out of Webster, N.Y., probes an inert mine while on the mine detection lane during Sapper Stakes 2015 at Fort Chaffee, Ark., Aug. More

U.S. Army Reserve and National Guard combat engineer teams march up a four-mile incline during the first portion of a 12-mile ruck march through the dusty hills and roads of Fort Chaffee, Ark., during Sapper St More

U.S. Army Reserve combat engineers from the 386th Engineer Company (Route Clearance), from Las Vegas, prepare a 15-pound shape charge for a demolition range event during Sapper Stakes 2015 competition at Fort C More

U.S. Army Reserve Cpl. Gary Coggins, combat engineer, 348th Engineer Company, carries concertina wire to use in emplacing a hasty frat fence during Sapper Stakes 2015 at Fort Chaffee, Ark., Sept. 1. (U.S. Army More

U.S. Army Reserve combat engineers from 402nd Engineer Company (Sapper), from Des Moines, Iowa, jog in place while being quizzed on the Sapper Creed during the X-Mile, a final race stretching approximately five More

U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers from the 688th Engineer Company (Mobility Augmentation) out of Harrison, Ark., discusses test questions during the knowledge verification portion of Sapper Stakes 2015 at Fort Chaffee More

Sgt. Christian R. Sanchez, U.S. Army Reserve combat engineer with the 374th Engineer Company (Sapper), of Concord, Calif., plots grid coordinates on a map using a protractor during a team-based land navigation More

U.S. Army Reserve combat engineers from the 386th Engineer Company (Route Clearance), from Las Vegas, prepare a 15-pound shape charge for a demolition range event during Sapper Stakes 2015 competition at Fort C More

A U.S. Army Reserve combat engineer competitor rolls himself in place for the situp event of the Army Physical Fitness Test at Sapper Stakes 2015, wearing combat boots and uniform pants at Fort Chaffee, Ark., A More

U.S. Army Reserve and National Guard combat engineer teams march up a four-mile incline during the first portion of a 12-mile ruck march through the dusty hills and roads of Fort Chaffee, Ark., during Sapper St More

U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers with the 391st Engineer Company out of Boise, Idaho, compete in Sapper Stakes 2015 in a timed Zodiac boat carry at Fort Chaffee, Ark., Aug. 31. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Debralee Best)

U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers with the 348th Engineer Company, lay concertina wire while emplacing a hasty frat fence during Sapper Stakes 2015 at Fort Chaffee, Ark., Sept. 1. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Debralee Best)

A U.S. Army Reserve combat engineer with the 402nd Engineer Company (Sapper), from Des Moines, Iowa, places a tourniquet on a dummy during one of the first mystery events on an X-Mile march, a final race stretc More

Sgt. Christian R. Sanchez reviews grid coordinates with Sgt. Brett Carpenter, U.S. Army Reserve combat engineers with the 374th Engineer Company (Sapper), of Concord, Calif., during a team-based land navigation More

U.S. Army Reserve Spc. Jesus Medina, combat engineer, 386th Engineer Company (Route Clearance) out of Las Vegas, applies foot powder between the 2.1 mile run and 4.1 mile ruck march of the nonstandard Army phys More

U.S. Army Reserve and National Guard combat engineer teams march up a four-mile incline during the first portion of a 12-mile ruck march through the dusty hills and roads of Fort Chaffee, Ark., during Sapper St More

U.S. Army Reserve and National Guard combat engineer competitors take off for a two-mile run for the Army Physical Fitness Test on their second day of Sapper Stakes 2015, wearing combat boots and uniform pants More

U.S. Army Reserve combat engineers from the 386th Engineer Company (Route Clearance), from Las Vegas, run a spool of detonation cord from a 15-pound shape charge on a demolition range during Sapper Stakes 2015 More

U.S. Army Reserve combat engineers from the 680th Engineer Company out of Webster, N.Y., run while carrying an M2 .50-caliber machine gun during a relay at Sapper Stakes 2015 in Fort Chaffee, Ark., Aug. 31. (U. More

A U.S. Army Reserve combat engineer with the 402nd Engineer Company (Sapper), from Des Moines, Iowa, has to perform burpees as a penalty for failing an event during the X-Mile march, a final race stretching app More

U.S. Army Reserve Cpl. Johnathan Doolan, combat engineer, 348th Engineer Company works with a teammate to emplace concertina wire on a picket while constructing a hasty frat fence as part of Sapper Stakes 2015, More

Sgt. Brett Carpenter, U.S. Army Reserve combat engineers with the 374th Engineer Company (Sapper), of Concord, Calif., checks his coordinates using a Defense Advanced GPS Receiver during a team-based land navig More

Soldiers competing in Sapper Stakes 2015 carry a Zodiac boat onto shore after rowing across Engineer Lake at Fort Chaffee, Ark., as part of the nonstandard Army physical fitness test, Aug. 30. (U.S. Army photo More

Spc. Joseph Garbowski, a U.S. Army Reserve combat engineer with the 386th Engineer Company (Route Clearance), from Las Vegas, runs a spool of detonation cord from a 15-pound shape charge on a demolition range d More

U.S. Army Reserve and National Guard combat engineer teams march up a four-mile incline during the first portion of a 12-mile ruck march through the dusty hills and roads of Fort Chaffee, Ark., during Sapper St More

Spc. Jakob Potts and Spc. Zakhar Zimin, National Guard combat engineers with the 119th Engineer Company, of West Virginia, run to the finish of a two-mile run during the Army Physical Fitness Test at Sapper Sta More

A U.S. Army Reserve combat engineer with the 402nd Engineer Company (Sapper), from Des Moines, Iowa, sets up an M18 claymore mine during a mystery event on the X-Mile march, a final race stretching approximatel More

U.S. Army Reserve Spc. Ben Baumer, combat engineer, 348th Engineer Company separates concertina wire while emplacing a hasty frat fence as part of Sapper Stakes 2015 at Fort Chaffee, Ark., Sept. 1. (U.S. Army p More

U.S. Army Reserve Spcs. Todd Brandell (left) and Trevore Klein, both with the 309th Engineer Company (Mobility Augmentation) out of Brainerd, Minn., finish the 4.1 mile ruck march during the nonstandard Army ph More

Sgt. Christian R. Sanchez, U.S. Army Reserve combat engineer with the 374th Engineer Company (Sapper), of Concord, Calif., checks grid coordinates on a map during a team-based land navigation course as part of More

Master Sgt. Justin Perry, a cadre member for Sapper Stakes 2015 and a U.S. Army Reserve operations noncommissioned officer for the 416th Theater Engineer Command, Darien, Ill., calls off the run time as combat More

National Guard combat engineers with the 119th Engineer Company (Sapper), from West Virginia, wait in a bunker before detonating a 15-pound shape charge at a demolition range during Sapper Stakes 2015 competiti More

U.S. Army Reserve and National Guard combat engineer teams march up a 4-mile incline during the first portion of a 12-mile ruck march through the dusty hills and roads of Fort Chaffee, Ark., during Sapper Stake More

U.S. Army Reserve combat engineers from 402nd Engineer Company (Sapper), from Des Moines, Iowa, run to the to the finish line of the X-Mile event, a final race stretching approximately five miles with various c More

Pfc. Jorge Kirby, U.S. Army Reserve combat engineer with the 374th Engineer Company (Sapper), of Concord, Calif., spits while walking on a trail on a team-based land navigation course during the 2015 Sapper Sta More

U.S. Army Reserve Sgt. Matthew Heinle, combat engineer, 455th Engineer Company out of Hayden Lake, Idaho, brings his hands together to clap during a burpee during Sapper Stakes 2015 at Fort Chaffee, Ark., Aug. More