# @af_academy on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DCzAMhsCLqK
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/25101864-af-academy-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2024-11-25T14:00:28.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** U.S. Air Force Academy (@af_academy) — https://gondola.cc/af_academy

## Caption

🌌 𝐄𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 🚀👩‍🚀
 
At #USAFA, Lt. Col. Heather Greatting-Dufaud combines her operational expertise with her passion for mentorship, preparing cadets for careers in astronautical engineering and leadership in the usairforce and spaceforcedod.
 
Greatting-Dufaud’s courses bring real-world satellite and missile system experience into the classroom, making complex concepts accessible and relevant. Committed to hands-on learning, she bridges theory and practice through a curriculum built for real-world application.
 
Beyond the classroom, she empowers cadets by creating networking opportunities, especially for women in engineering, and serves as a role model in balancing career and family life.
 
👉 Discover how Lt. Col. Greatting-Dufaud is shaping future engineers at link in bio.
 
#Engineering #Mentorship #WomenInEngineering #Astronautics #LeadersOfCharacter #STEM

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astronautics, engineering, womeninengineering, leadersofcharacter, stem, usafa, mentorship

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