Six Kansas Army National Guard Soldiers and two Kansas Air National Guard Airmen compete for the title of the Kansas National Guard's Best Warrior at the Great Plains Joint Training Center, near Salina, Kan., March 19-21. The grueling competition is intended to test mental and physical fortitude and determine the best overall enlistedman and noncommissioned officer. (Photo by Army Sgt. Mark Nussbaumer, 105th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment/Released)