Top 35 Air Force Influencers in 2026

1. Nicole Malachowski

Bio Speaker 🎤, Nat’l Women’s Hall of Fame, 1st woman Thunderbird Pilot ✈️ , Tick Borne Illness Patient Advocate (©️Nicole Malachowski & Associates, LLC) *****@damelionetwork.com Instagram Handle @realmalachowski Instagram Followers 43.7K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact Request 450 Air Force Instagram Influencers with email contacts in a spreadsheet or csv file. Email us at [email protected] Copy emailEmail us

2. Ryan Bodenheimer

Bio -F-15E Fighter pilot / F-16 Thunderbird pilot
-Check out @maxafterburnerenergy drinks *****@leviathantribe.com Instagram Handle @maxafterburnerusa Instagram Followers 104.3K Follower Growth (3mo) +3% Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

3. Michelle Curran

Bio Moving you from fear-induced hesitation to bold action
✈️ USAF fighter pilot/Thunderbird ⏩ speaker & author
📕USA Today Bestselling Book: THE FLIPSIDE👇 *****@macecurran.com Instagram Handle @mace_curran Instagram Followers 211.3K Follower Growth (3mo) +4% Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

4. Lt. Col. Justin Lee

Bio ➕F-35 Fighter Pilot 🇺🇸
➕Author of “The Art of Clear Thinking” WSJ Bestseller *****@hasardlee.com Instagram Handle @hasardlee Instagram Followers 66.9K Follower Growth (3mo) -2% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

5. John Waters

Bio Former Air Force Fighter Pilot & F-16 Demo Pilot
Host 🎙️ @afterburnpodcast
Find the Afterburn Podcast 👇 *****@theafterburnpodcast.com Instagram Handle @rainwaters27 Instagram Followers 147.7K Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

6. Kim Nichole Reed-Campbell

Bio Keynote Speaker. Bestselling Author. Fighter Pilot. Combat Veteran. Retired Senior Military Leader. Military Spouse & Mom. *****@kim-kc-campbell.com Instagram Handle @kchawg987 Instagram Followers 12.3K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

7. Sam Eckholm

Bio Host of Access Granted 🔓
YouTube’s Top Secret Series
Links & Episodes 👇🏼 *****@sameckholm.com Instagram Handle @sameckholm Instagram Followers 278.4K Follower Growth (3mo) +5% Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

8. C.W. Lemoine

Bio Author. Pilot. Dog dad. *****@cwlemoine.com Instagram Handle @cwlemoine Instagram Followers 15.6K Follower Growth (3mo) +4% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

9. Shawn Walsh

Bio 🏅Retired F-16 pilot
📈I help military members create financial freedom
👇Let me speak at your base Instagram Handle @realshawnwalsh Instagram Followers 239.2K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

10. Jason Ingalls

Bio US Air Force Combat Search and Rescue
HH-60W Helicopter Pilot
“That Others May Live”
Not official views of the DoW Instagram Handle @rescue_pilot Instagram Followers 90.5K Follower Growth (3mo) +12% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

11. Murat BAKICI

Bio SOLOTÜRK
Gösteri Pilotu 🇹🇷
Demonstration Pilot
F-16 Demo Team Commander and Pilot
@soloturk
#SOLOTURK #MURATBAKICI #008 Instagram Handle @muratbakici008 Instagram Followers 94.2K Follower Growth (3mo) +12% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

12. Evren Ayna

Bio Ex F5 fighter, then @turkyildizlari1 number 3-5-6-7-8 and 1 for 10 years, after that T38 instructor for 7 years. Now Airbus captain.
4xTedx speaker Instagram Handle @evrenayna Instagram Followers 78.2K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

13. Rylee

Bio Your favorite local USAF IDMT Medic🫡
- TikTok📸(780K+)
- Lifestyle, Mental Health, and Beau ✨
- Personal Page-Not DOD Endorsed Instagram Handle @rye.roast Instagram Followers 111.1K Follower Growth (3mo) -3% Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

14. Murat Keles

Bio F16 #solotürk Gösteri Ekibi kurucu lideri ve İlk gosteri pilotu, Deneysel (#experimental )Test pilotu, Öğretmen pilot, 🎱, G-V pilotu, soloturk #01 Instagram Handle @muratkelesofficial Instagram Followers 11.7K Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

15. Hasan KOCABAŞ

Bio Türk Yıldızları Tim Lideri 🇹🇷
Team Leader of Turkish Stars Aerobatic Team.
@turkyildizlari1 Instagram Handle @hasankocabas001 Instagram Followers 22.2K Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

16. Ben Jacobs

Bio Husband. Girl Dad. Retired USAF SNCO. HH-60G/W Flight Engineer/Aerial Gunner. Mi-17 Air Advisor. Flight Test Engineer. Sharing the experience. Instagram Handle @rescuejake Instagram Followers 9K Follower Growth (3mo) +2% Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

17. Selahattin Akalp

Bio PILOT (HvKK-TurAF (F-16), Hava Yolları-Airline (A320)) @goklerde_turkce @ulker_tip_terimleri_sozlugu
TwitterFaceBookLinkedInTikTok➡️Göklerde Köşküm
🔻 Instagram Handle @goklerde_koskum Instagram Followers 15.1K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

18. Johnson C AutumnRose

Bio Air National Guard Recruiting & Retention Career Field Manager Instagram Handle @cmsgtjohnson.ar Instagram Followers 2.3K Follower Growth (3mo) +30% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

19. Sia Babonjo

Bio ANG Region 2 TENCO
📍Houston, TX
📫 *****@us.af.mil
📱281-709-5184
🗣️Training GREAT recruiters!
🗣Changing your future! Instagram Handle @your_favorite_guard_recruiter Instagram Followers 650 Follower Growth (3mo) +2% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

20. Leann Travers

Bio South Carolina Air National Guard
II SCANG II 169 FW ✈️🇺🇸
📱 (803) 605-9290 *****@us.af.mil Instagram Handle @scang_recruiter Instagram Followers 2.1K Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

21. Tamer Tekeli

Bio Gökyüzüne sevdalı📍İstanbul 🇹🇷 Instagram Handle @tamer_tekeli Instagram Followers 288.7K Follower Growth (3mo) +21% Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

22. Emrah Aslantepe

Bio *****@icloud.com Instagram Handle @emrahaslantepe Instagram Followers 102.2K Follower Growth (3mo) +16% Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

23. Taylor Wunderlich

Bio U.S. Air Force Recruiter for the cities of Bradenton and Sarasota in Florida Instagram Handle @sarasotaairforce Instagram Followers 1.8K Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

24. Alysia Magen

Bio 🇺🇸 Air Force Veteran || 🥊 Boxer ll Gods Girl 🪽
‼️Live on TikTok everyday 9PM CST‼️
📩 Business: *****@weareherald.co
👉@itsalysiamagen Instagram Handle @alysia_magen Instagram Followers 1.5M Follower Growth (3mo) -3% Type Mega Gender Female Get Email Contact

25. Yusuf Kurt

Bio Pilot Instagram Handle @kurtyusuf Instagram Followers 61.2K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

26. Christoph Bergs

Bio Does Airpower over on YT *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @milaviationhistory Instagram Followers 37.3K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

27. Yasin Dikkule

Bio F-16 Instagram Handle @dikkule Instagram Followers 18.5K Follower Growth (3mo) -2% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

28. Tondeur Philippe

Bio Former Belgian Army Helicopter Pilot 🇧🇪- Falcon8X Pilot 🇲🇨 Monaco
Flight gear collector
📧 *****@me.com for credit / copyright removal Instagram Handle @philippetondeur1 Instagram Followers 1.2M Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Mega Gender Male

29. Diego Ríos

Bio Ex Piloto del Ejército y Filmmaker
“En un territorio limítrofe entre lo técnico y lo artístico” 🫀
Callsign Renacido 🇨🇱 *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @renacido_m Instagram Followers 36.4K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

30. Joe Weatherford

Bio US Army Chinook Pilot | Filmmaker | 🇺🇸
“WEATHERMAN”
Germany📍
Not official views of DoW Instagram Handle @mr.wxman_ Instagram Followers 29.6K Follower Growth (3mo) +89% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

31. Göktuğ Özcan

Bio 🚁⠀⠀|⠀⠀ᴘɪʟᴏᴛ
🏍⠀⠀|⠀⠀ᴍᴏᴛᴏʀᴄʏᴄʟɪꜱᴛ
🛫⠀⠀|⠀⠀ᴛʀᴀᴠᴇʟᴇʀ
📷⠀⠀|⠀⠀ᴘʜᴏᴛᴏɢʀᴀᴘʜᴇʀ Instagram Handle @gktzcn Instagram Followers 27.9K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

32. Combat learjet

Bio 🇺🇸Retired Military Pilot. Major Airline Captain, Aviation Consultant. A blend of aviation awesomeness, humor & my opinion. Bremont Watch Ambassador *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @combat_learjet Instagram Followers 1.7M Follower Growth (3mo) -2% Type Mega Gender Male Get Email Contact