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    17th Annual Best Sapper Competition

    CAPT. MATTHEW CUSHING & CAPT. JOSEPH PALAZINI

    21ST BEB, 3 BCT, 101ST ABN DIV — Fort Campbell, Tenn.
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    16th Annual Best Sapper Competition

    CAPT. JOSEPH PALAZINI & CAPT. MATTHEW CUSHING

    21ST BEB, 3 BCT, 101ST ABN DIV — Fort Campbell, Tenn.
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    15th Annual Best Sapper Competition

    1ST LT. ERIC MATTIA & CAPT. ALAIMOANA PAUNGA

    20th EB, 36th Engineer Brigade — Fort Hood, Texas
  • 2021 media thumbnail

    14th Annual Best Sapper Competition

    CAPT. DARIUS JAVAN & CAPT. PATRICK RICHARDSON

    39th BEB — Fort Campbell, Ky.
  • 2019 media thumbnail

    13th Annual Best Sapper Competition

    1ST LT. TERENCE HUGHES & CAPT. JOHN BAER

    39th BEB — Fort Campbell, Ky.
  • 2018 media thumbnail

    12th Annual Best Sapper Competition

    SGT. 1ST CLASS ROBERT CLARK & CAPT. RUDY CHELEDNIK

    21st BEB, 3/101st ABN DIV — Fort Campbell, Ky.
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    11th Annual Best Sapper Competition

    1ST LT. LUKE GROOM & STAFF SGT. CARLOS JIMENEZ

    21st BEB, 3/101st ABN DIV — Fort Campbell, Ky.
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    10th Annual Best Sapper Competition

    CAPT. JASON BAHMER & SGT. 1ST CLASS DAVID RIZO

    2nd BN, 505th PIR, 3/82nd ABN DIV & 37th BEB, 2/82nd ABN DIV — Fort Bragg, N.C.
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    9th Annual Best Sapper Competition

    1ST LT. DANIEL FOKY & SGT. BRANDON LOEDER

    B/127th EN BN, 1/82nd ABN DIV — Fort Bragg, N.C.
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    8th Annual Best Sapper Competition

    CAPT. MIKE KENDALL & STAFF SGT. FRANK BATTS

    3rd BCT, 82nd ABN DIV — Fort Bragg, N.C.
  • 2011 media thumbnail

    7th Annual Best Sapper Competition

    CAPT. JOE RILEY & CAPT. JOHN CHAMBERS

    554th Engineer Battalion — Fort Leonard Wood, Mo.
  • 2010 media thumbnail

    6th Annual Best Sapper Competition

    CAPT. JOSEPH BYRNES & CAPT. JASON CASTRO

    554th Engineer Battalion — Fort Leonard Wood, Mo.
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    5th Annual Best Sapper Competition

    MASTER SGT. MICHAEL BEHNKENDORF & 1ST LT. SHAWN HOGAN

    7th Engineer Battalion — Fort Drum, N.Y.
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    4th Annual Best Sapper Competition

    CAPT. JASON WINKELMAN & 2ND LT. JOEL GROVES

    8th Engineer Battalion — Fort Hood, Texas
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    3rd Annual Best Sapper Competition

    1ST LT. COLBY KRUG & STAFF SGT. ERASMO FLORES

    66th Engineer Company — Schofield Barracks, Hawaii
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    2nd Annual Best Sapper Competition

    2ND LT. JOSEPH BYRNES & STAFF SGT. JEFFEREY GOODMAN

    66th Engineer Company — Schofield Barracks, Hawaii
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    Inaugural Best Sapper Competition

    CAPT. WILLIAM BOYD & CAPT. ANTHONY BARBINA

    65th Engineer Battalion — Schofield Barracks, Hawaii

17th Annual Best Sapper Competition
CAPT. MATTHEW CUSHING & CAPT. JOSEPH PALAZINI
21ST BEB, 3 BCT, 101ST ABN DIV — Fort Campbell, Tenn.

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16th Annual Best Sapper Competition
CAPT. JOSEPH PALAZINI & CAPT. MATTHEW CUSHING
21ST BEB, 3 BCT, 101ST ABN DIV — Fort Campbell, Tenn.

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15th Annual Best Sapper Competition
1ST LT. ERIC MATTIA & CAPT. ALAIMOANA PAUNGA
20th EB, 36th Engineer Brigade — Fort Hood, Texas

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14th Annual Best Sapper Competition
CAPT. DARIUS JAVAN & CAPT. PATRICK RICHARDSON
39th BEB — Fort Campbell, Ky.

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13th Annual Best Sapper Competition
1ST LT. TERENCE HUGHES & CAPT. JOHN BAER
39th BEB — Fort Campbell, Ky.

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12th Annual Best Sapper Competition
SGT. 1ST CLASS ROBERT CLARK & CAPT. RUDY CHELEDNIK
21st BEB, 3/101st ABN DIV — Fort Campbell, Ky.

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11th Annual Best Sapper Competition
1ST LT. LUKE GROOM & STAFF SGT. CARLOS JIMENEZ
21st BEB, 3/101st ABN DIV — Fort Campbell, Ky.

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10th Annual Best Sapper Competition
CAPT. JASON BAHMER & SGT. 1ST CLASS DAVID RIZO
2nd BN, 505th PIR, 3/82nd ABN DIV & 37th BEB, 2/82nd ABN DIV — Fort Bragg, N.C.

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9th Annual Best Sapper Competition
1ST LT. DANIEL FOKY & SGT. BRANDON LOEDER
B/127th EN BN, 1/82nd ABN DIV — Fort Bragg, N.C.

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8th Annual Best Sapper Competition
CAPT. MIKE KENDALL & STAFF SGT. FRANK BATTS
3rd BCT, 82nd ABN DIV — Fort Bragg, N.C.

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7th Annual Best Sapper Competition
CAPT. JOE RILEY & CAPT. JOHN CHAMBERS
554th Engineer Battalion — Fort Leonard Wood, Mo.

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6th Annual Best Sapper Competition
CAPT. JOSEPH BYRNES & CAPT. JASON CASTRO
554th Engineer Battalion — Fort Leonard Wood, Mo.

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5th Annual Best Sapper Competition
MASTER SGT. MICHAEL BEHNKENDORF & 1ST LT. SHAWN HOGAN
7th Engineer Battalion — Fort Drum, N.Y.

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4th Annual Best Sapper Competition
CAPT. JASON WINKELMAN & 2ND LT. JOEL GROVES
8th Engineer Battalion — Fort Hood, Texas

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3rd Annual Best Sapper Competition
1ST LT. COLBY KRUG & STAFF SGT. ERASMO FLORES
66th Engineer Company — Schofield Barracks, Hawaii

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2nd Annual Best Sapper Competition
2ND LT. JOSEPH BYRNES & STAFF SGT. JEFFEREY GOODMAN
66th Engineer Company — Schofield Barracks, Hawaii

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Inaugural Best Sapper Competition
CAPT. WILLIAM BOYD & CAPT. ANTHONY BARBINA
65th Engineer Battalion — Schofield Barracks, Hawaii

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