# @af_academy on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DMat6lipsgq
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/32632125-af-academy-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-07-22T16:52:54.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** U.S. Air Force Academy (@af_academy) — https://gondola.cc/af_academy

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☀️ 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐭𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭: 𝐒𝐨𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 🛩️
 
C2C Katherine “Kate” Daley from Nashua, NH, spent part of her summer as a Soaring instructor, one of #USAFA’s hands-on leadership opportunities in the air. 🌤️
 
A Political Science major with aspirations to become a usairforce pilot, Kate guided cadets through soaring fundamentals.
 
𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐊𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐞:
🛫 Instructing cadets with zero flight time
💡 Watching students have their first “lightbulb” flying moment
✈️ Sending her first cadet on a solo glider flight
 
"Seeing a student take everything I’ve taught them and apply it during their first solo flight—that’s a moment I’ll never forget. Soaring has taught me the power of precision, confidence, and attention to detail—on the flightline and as a future officer."
 
📖 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐨𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦 𝐚𝐭 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐢𝐧 𝐛𝐢𝐨.
 
#Soaring #Airmanship #LeadersOfCharacterAndQuality #FutureFight #CriticalThinkersToAdapt #WarfightersToWin #Aviation

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criticalthinkerstoadapt, warfighterstowin, usafa, airmanship, leadersofcharacterandquality, aviation, soaring, futurefight

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