Lt. j.g. Nyrel Allen (right), a command duty officer at the Coast Guard 13th District command center in Seattle, poses with her powerlifting coach, Andrew “Bull” Stewart, following Allen’s first-place finish at the Washington State Powerlifting Championships held at the Royal Esquire Club in Seattle, Feb. 21, 2015. Stewart assisted Allen in training for her first powerlifting competition in October 2014, during which she broke every record for military females in her weight class. (Photo courtesy of Lt. j.g. Nyrel Allen)