Complex sentence: Major Jill Metzger is a highly decorated United States Air Force officer and successful athlete who gained worldwide attention in September 2006 as the result of a still unexplained incident in Bishkek, capital of the former Soviet republic of Kyrgyzstan.
Split into simpler sentences: Major Jill Metzger is a highly decorated United States Air Force officer and successful athlete. She gained worldwide attention in September 2006 as the result of a still unexplained incident in Bishkek, capital of the former Soviet republic of Kyrgyzstan.