# @af_academy on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DZYP2IsE-t0
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/66683423-af-academy-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-06-09T20:39:47.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** U.S. Air Force Academy (@af_academy) — https://gondola.cc/af_academy

## Caption

From the training field to the cockpit.
 
As #USAFA's Civilian Instructor of the Year, Coach Taylor Lorbiecki earned the opportunity to fly with the afthunderbirds in an F-16 Fighting Falcon.
 
The experience provided firsthand insight into the physical and cognitive demands of military aviation, helping inform her work preparing future usairforce and usspaceforce officers.
 
Highlights of her impact:
📚 Led development of the Academy's Rated Physical Readiness capstone course
🦴 Helped drive a 76.5% reduction in bone stress injuries between 2022 and 2024
📈 Supported 10–15% improvements in Physical Fitness Test scores
 
Learn more about how Coach Lorbiecki's work helps to prepare cadets for the demands of operational service from Day One at link in bio.
 
#USAFA #LeadersOfCharacterAndQuality #WarfightersToWin #CriticalThinkersToAdapt #LongBlueLine

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criticalthinkerstoadapt, warfighterstowin, usafa, longblueline, leadersofcharacterandquality

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