# @af_academy on Instagram - **Type:** Image - **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DTge5fajspX - **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/42062249-af-academy-instagram - **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/0adc021048.jpg - **Posted:** 2026-01-14T22:16:52.000+00:00 - **Account Owner:** U.S. Air Force Academy (@af_academy) โ€” https://gondola.cc/af_academy ## Caption ๐ŸŽ‰ ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐Ž๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ž๐ฐ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐‡๐จ๐ฅ๐š๐๐š๐ฒ ๐’๐œ๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐š๐ซ! โœจ C1C ๐€๐ฅ๐ž๐ฑ๐š๐ง๐๐ซ๐š ๐’๐ค๐ž๐ž๐ง, Class of 2026, has been selected for the ๐‡๐จ๐ฅ๐š๐๐š๐ฒ ๐’๐œ๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐š๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ, a fully funded, two-year postgraduate program in the United Kingdom. ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง The Holaday Scholarship provides a deserving cadet the opportunity to pursue graduate study abroad and to continue a legacy of academic excellence. #๐”๐’๐€๐…๐€ ๐’๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ง๐๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐‹๐ญ. ๐†๐ž๐ง. ๐“๐จ๐ง๐ฒ๐๐š๐ฎ๐ž๐ซ๐ง๐Ÿ๐ž๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ก๐š๐ซ๐ž๐: โ€œCadet Skeenโ€™s selection as a Holaday Scholar is a testament to her exceptional character and the world-class mentorship provided by our faculty, staff, coaches and command teams. Her success shows what happens when a cadetโ€™s immense potential is paired with hard work and our mission to forge warrior-leaders. She will be an outstanding ambassador for the Academy.โ€ Alexandra is an Aeronautical Engineering major whose academic excellence, research and leadership span the classroom, the field and the global stage as: ๐ŸŽ“ Martinson Honors Program scholar focused on applied and experimental aerodynamics ๐Ÿ”ฌ Researcher improving helicopter sling load safety and efficiency ๐Ÿ›๏ธ Intern with the Air Force Seek Eagle Office and Air Force Research Laboratory ๐ŸŒ Selected to pursue a Master of Science in Engineering at the University of Oxford ๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ Liaison to the Academyโ€™s SAPR and Integrated Resiliency Offices ๐Ÿ‰ Womenโ€™s Rugby Team competitor and Cadet Outdoor Leadership Experience lead โœˆ๏ธ Enter usairforce undergraduate pilot training Alexandra exemplifies the Academyโ€™s commitment to scholarship, service, leadership and teamwork. ๐Ÿ‘ ๐Ÿ“– ๐‹๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ง ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐š๐ญ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ค ๐ข๐ง ๐›๐ข๐จ. #HoladayScholar #WarfightersToWin #LeadersOfCharacterAndQuality #CriticalThinkersToAdapt #USAFA2026 #NoQuitAllGrit #LongBlueLine ## Stats - **Views:** 0 - **Likes:** 4,629 - **Shares:** 0 - **Comments:** 30 ## Tags ๐”๐’๐€๐…๐€, usafa2026, criticalthinkerstoadapt, warfighterstowin, longblueline, noquitallgrit, leadersofcharacterandquality, holadayscholar --- Copyright (c) Gondola