# @af_academy on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DeKmj9SCVSq
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/71516326-af-academy-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-10-06T20:05:53.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** U.S. Air Force Academy (@af_academy) — https://gondola.cc/af_academy

## Caption

🧭 Cadets at #USAFA are gaining firsthand experience with the challenges shaping homeland defense.
 
Through the 𝐇𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐃𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐞, cadets studying Arctic security connected academic research with military organizations, researchers and regional stakeholders across Alaska while examining Russian and Chinese activity in the region.
 
The experience provided cadets with a broader understanding of strategic competition, joint operations and the complex defense environment they will enter after commissioning.
 
“𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐦 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐬, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞,” said Jesse L. Johnson Jr., deputy director of HDI.
 
🔗 Learn more at the link in our bio.
 
#FutureFight #FlyFightWin #SemperSupra #Lethality

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## Credits

| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| U.S. Air Force Academy | @af_academy | https://gondola.cc/af_academy | University |
| Jonathan Suni | @jonathansuni21gmail.com | https://gondola.cc/jonathansuni21gmail.com | Photographer |

## Tags

lethality, usafa, flyfightwin, sempersupra, futurefight

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