First Team Engineers place in Best Sapper Competition [Image 1 of 5]

FORT LEONARD WOOD, MO, UNITED STATES

04.19.2016

Courtesy Photo

3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division

Capt. William Whitfield (left) moves forward while Capt. Michael McLaughlin stuffs a wet poncho back inside his partner’s rucksack following a raft event where the pair swam across a man-made lake carrying 85-pound bags during the Best Sapper Competition held April 19-21 at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. The competition measures the resiliency, physical and mental stamina, and technical and tactical proficiency of top engineers who dare to take on the challenge. (U.S. Army photo by Command Sgt. Maj. Daniel D. Kelch, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team Public Affairs Office, 1st Cavalry Division

• Date Taken: 04.19.2016
• Date Posted: 04.29.2016 06:20
• Photo ID: 2558145
• VIRIN: 160421-A-XY123-004
• Resolution: 2463x1642
• Size: 1.61 MB
• Location: FORT LEONARD WOOD, MO, US
• Hometown: EVANS MILLS, NY, US
• Hometown: JEFFERSON CITY, MO, US