Sisters salutes...

Oregon Army National Guard Sgt. Dane Moorehead - a 2008 graduate of Sisters High School - won the National Guard Best Warrior Region VI 2018 competition on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, May 15.

The four-day competition tests soldiers' mental and physical toughness through a series of events that demonstrate technical and tactical proficiency to determine the top non-commissioned officer and junior enlisted soldier.

To make it to the regional level, the soldiers have already out-performed their peers at the unit and state level. The competitors come from Alaska, Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Washington and Wyoming.