Staff Sgt. Monica France lifts a dumbbell above her head as part of a CrossFit workout in the Red Tail Fitness Center at Joint Base Balad, Iraq, Oct. 30. Faced with a possible medical discharge from the Air Force, France discovered the program, which not only saved her career but improved her overall health. When not working as a personnel journeyman at the 332nd Expeditionary Security Forces Group, France teaches these fitness classes to servicemembers. France is a native of Brooklyn, , deployed from the 820th Security Forces Group at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. Tech. Sgt. Erik Gudmundson)

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