# @af_academy on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DPEP5C4iLZq
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- **Posted:** 2025-09-26T13:01:26.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** U.S. Air Force Academy (@af_academy) — https://gondola.cc/af_academy

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📣 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐞 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲: 𝐂𝟏𝐂 𝐀𝐯𝐚𝐡 𝐁𝐞𝐢𝐤𝐢𝐫𝐜𝐡 ✈️
 
Meet C1C Avah Beikirch from Emerald Isle, North Carolina. 🌊
 
Avah is a Civil Engineering major and a future pilot who is proudly carrying on her family's legacy of service. 🇺🇸
 
Both of her parents served in the marines, and her two brothers currently serve, one in the usnavy and one in the usairforce.
 
She chose #𝐔𝐒𝐀𝐅𝐀 to honor that legacy and challenge herself to grow as a leader. 
 
𝐊𝐞𝐲 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐝 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐣𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐲:
🪂 𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐁𝐥𝐮𝐞 — developed calm under pressure and confidence while skydiving
🪖 𝐀𝐌-𝟒𝟗𝟎 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 — sharpened communication skills by training cadets in parachuting
📋𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝟏 𝐃𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐟 — led personnel coordination across the Cadet Wing, honing decision-making
 
Her most rewarding memory was Spring Break with Wings of Blue, where she and her teammates pushed boundaries and built trust that lasts far beyond the jumps. 🪂💙
 
"𝐓𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐰𝐚𝐲. 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐝𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐰𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐝𝐢𝐝 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞.”
 
𝐃𝐫𝐨𝐩 𝐚 ✈️ 𝐢𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮’𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐧 𝐀𝐯𝐚𝐡!
 
#USAFA2026 #FirstieFriday #WarfightersToWin #LeadersOfCharacterAndQuality #FutureFight #NoQuitAllGrit

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