Tania Miranda Banks

Tonia joined the Air Force in 2008, working with aircraft cargo. She is currently stationed as a First Sergeant at Barksdale AFB, Louisiana, a position she says that makes her most proud. She is training for her very first Iron Man (70.3) in September, which may seem daunting for many, but according to Tonia, “As an athlete, not being able to perform how I used to prior to my illness was hard to cope with at first, but I’ve found that having gratitude helped because I still got to start over and build myself back up with a group of people on that same journey.”