# @af_academy on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DbtTwpVExkC
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/68856009-af-academy-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-08-06T18:00:50.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** U.S. Air Force Academy (@af_academy) — https://gondola.cc/af_academy

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The Cadet Warfighter Instructor's Course (CWIC) at #USAFA develops cadets into instructors who return to their squadrons to strengthen expeditionary skills across the Cadet Wing.
 
During three weeks of field training, cadets developed skills in:
🪖 𝗕𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁 𝘁𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀
🧭 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗹
🛰️ 𝗦𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘂𝗻𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀
 
"Our cadets will take these lessons back to their squadrons so we can actively build and retain that warfighting expertise throughout the Cadet Wing year-after-year," said C1C Ty Odom, CWIC commander.
 
By returning to their squadrons as peer instructors, CWIC graduates help strengthen the next generation of usairforce and usspaceforce officers.
 
𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝗯𝗶𝗼.
 
#CriticalThinkersToAdapt #WarfightersToWin #LeadersOfCharacterAndQuality #FutureFight

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criticalthinkerstoadapt, warfighterstowin, usafa, leadersofcharacterandquality, futurefight

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