Gabriel “gaberock” Avilla is a successful Active Duty Air Force Officer and CrossFit trainer that blends his passion for command and fitness to drive team success. He is the creator of the CONSTANT ELEVATION Podcast, a weekly platform where he shares powerful work and life tactics to help you rise to your full potential. He is a cyberspace operations officer and currently holds the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Air Force. Gabriel currently serves as Division Chief of Mission Assurance (J34), Joint Forces Headquarters Department of Defense Information Network Defense Operation Center (JFHQ-DODIN), at Fort Meade, Maryland. Gabriel has previously served as Squadron Commander for the 673d Communications Squadron, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, and the 49th Communications Squadron, Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico.
For over 10 years, Gabriel has served as a functional fitness trainer and coach and currently serves as a CrossFit Level 2 Trainer at Revival Fitness in Maryland. He has also previously led as Affiliate Manager and Head Coach at 907 CrossFit and CrossFit Holloman. He was also an athlete under Iron Athletics Weightlifting in Hawai’i.
Gabriel is passionate about building leaders to serve both in the Air Force and within their local community, but most of all improving what’s between the ears and within the heart in all of us. Gabriel is lucky in life to be married to his beautiful and strong wife Gina and raising their kids Lana and Benjamin wherever the Air Force takes us.