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For years, U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Yecenia Caban-Jimenez has struggled to hold on to her dream of serving in an Air Force she adores. After being injured during a 2009 deployment, she gained 100 pounds and subsequently failed four PT tests within 25 months. She has now shed the weight and is near the end of her road to recovery. (Contributed photos)


Sergeant thrives after overcoming health problems, image challenges

For years, U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Yecenia Caban-Jimenez has struggled to hold on to her dream of serving in an Air Force she adores. After being injured during a 2009 deployment, she gained 100 pounds and subsequently failed four PT tests within 25 months. She has now shed the weight and is near the end of her road to recovery. (Contributed photos)

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U.S. Air Force Capt. Bill Harris, the 509th Security Forces Squadron logistics officer in charge, center right, receives a Whiteman Company Grade Officer Council (CGOC) Bars and Stars award from members of the CGOC and Col. Mark Ely, the 509th Bomb Wing vice commander, at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., April 7, 2017. Harris consistently engaged with his troops and provided them with the resources needed to cope with the loss of a fellow Airman. He also organized his section to provide a weapons and vehicle demonstration to 13 kids from the youth center as part of a local outreach event. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jazmin Smith)
U.S. Air Force Capt. Justin Cassidy, the 13th Aircraft Maintenance Unit officer in charge, and Capt. Renee Cassidy, the 509th Maintenance Operations officer in charge, trek up Mount Fuji for wedding photos in Okinawa, Japan, May 2013. (Courtesy photo)
U.S. Air Force Capt. Renee Cassidy, the 509th Maintenance Operations officer in charge, and Capt. Justin Cassidy, the 13th Aircraft Maintenance Unit officer in charge, display their wedding certificate, written in Kanji, after getting married in Okinawa, Japan, May 2013. The Cassidys began long-distance dating in 2012 and were officially married in May 2013. Joint-spouse orders reunited the couple at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., in 2014. (Courtesy photo)
U.S. Air Force Capt. Justin Cassidy, the 13th Aircraft Maintenance Unit officer in charge, and Capt. Renee Cassidy, the 509th Maintenance Operations officer in charge, gather for a family photo with their son, Carson, and their Great Dane. (Courtesy photo)
U.S. Air Force Capt. Renee Cassidy, the 509th Maintenance Operations officer in charge, and her husband, Capt. Justin Cassidy, the 13th Aircraft Maintenance Unit officer in charge, pose for a photo in Knob Noster, Mo., Feb. 27, 2017. The Cassidys began long-distance dating in 2012 and were officially married in May 2013. Joint-spouse orders reunited the couple at Whiteman Air Force Base in 2014. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jazmin Smith)
U.S. Air Force Capt. Renee Cassidy, the 509th Maintenance Operations officer in charge, and Capt. Justin Cassidy, the 13th Aircraft Maintenance Unit officer in charge, depart on their motorcycle following a vow renewal ceremony in Kansas City, Mo., May 2015. (Courtesy photo)
U.S. Air Force Capt. Justin Cassidy, the 13th Aircraft Maintenance Unit officer in charge, and Capt. Renee Cassidy, the 509th Maintenance Operations officer in charge, display their team spirit during a Kansas City Chiefs’ football game in Kansas City, Mo., in 2015. The Cassidys met while stationed at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., in 2009. Fast-forward eight years, the joint-military couple is currently stationed at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., raising their son, Carson, and preparing to purchase their first home together. (Courtesy photo)
U.S. Air Force Capt. Renee Cassidy, the 509th Maintenance Operations officer in charge, and her husband of nearly four years, Capt. Justin Cassidy, the 13th Aircraft Maintenance Unit officer in charge, look out toward Okinawa after climbing Mount Fuji in Japan, in May 2013. After climbing to the 8th station of the Yoshida Trail, the Cassidys posed for their wedding photos before changing back in to their gear and continuing on up to the summit. (Courtesy photo)
Crew chiefs and weapons specialists assigned to the 509th and 131st Aircraft Maintenance Squadrons look over the munitions handling unit (MHU)-204 trailer for defects while performing a visual inspection of the assets during a no-notice operational readiness exercise at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., Feb. 28, 2017. During the exercise, Total- Force Integrated Airmen were tasked with executing Whiteman’s strategic deterrence mission while validating operational readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jazmin Smith)
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Eric Burns and Senior Airman Joseph Gaffney, both security response team members assigned to the 509th Security Forces Squadron (SFS), extend the exclusion area to ensure proper safety of resources at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., Feb. 28, 2017, in support of a no-notice operational readiness exercise. During the exercise, SFS Airmen validated Whiteman’s force protection procedures.
Crew chiefs assigned to the 509th and 131st Aircraft Maintenance Squadrons prepare to tow a B-2 Spirit into its dock during a no-notice operational readiness exercise at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., Feb. 28, 2017. During the exercise, Airmen were tasked with executing procedures and operations to validate Whiteman’s strategic deterrence and operational readiness.
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jacob Henry, a crew chief assigned to the 131st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, completes a checklist during a no-notice operational readiness exercise at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., Feb. 28, 2017. During the exercise, Airmen were tasked with executing procedures and operations to validate Whiteman’s strategic deterrence and operational readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jazmin Smith)