Air Force Culture and Language Center Articles

March 18, 2024
LEAP Scholars build bonds in the Pacific with peak performance at Cope North 2024

Language Enabled Airman Program (LEAP) Scholars recently played a vital role in an annual multinational military exercise. These LEAP scholars were part of an 18-member multinational Japanese translation team that participated in Cope North 2024. This exercise aligns with our National Security
March 5, 2024
This LEAP Scholar challenges you to a four-day, 100-mile ruck. Can you hack it?

This isn’t a casual hike through the scenic Netherlands. Known as the Nijmegen International Four Days March, this 100-mile ruck march has occurred annually since 1909 and has become one of the world’s most famous hikes/walks. The grueling ruck takes place over four days in the Dutch municipality of
March 5, 2024
Focus on Faculty: New AFCLC Professor initiates an immediate insightful impact

If the German class that Dr. Jacob Lassin wanted to take at The College of William and Mary had not been full, his life might have taken a much different path. Instead, he enrolled in a Russian class which put him on a track that led to him recently becoming Assistant Professor of Regional and
Feb. 21, 2024
Dr. Yan Ke

INDOPACOM Subject Matter Expert (SME) Research Analyst – Consultant
Feb. 9, 2024
Dr. Jacob Lassin

Assistant Professor of Regional and Cultural Studies (Russia)
Jan. 25, 2024
571st MSAS prepares for partner nation integration with AFCLC’s SOUTHCOM Podcast

Air Advisors from the 571st Mobility Support Advisory Squadron are utilizing the Air Force Culture and Language Center’s monthly Pulso Regional Podcast – available on the Culture Guide app – as a resource to stay abreast of current events and news in the SOUTHCOM AOR while enhancing their Spanish
Jan. 19, 2024
LEAP Spotlight: Staff Sgt. Diana Brewer

"My experience as a Language Enabled Airman Program Scholar has been incredible! LEAP sparked my interest to further improve my native language skills and played a factor in my reenlisting later this year," Russian LEAP Scholar Staff Sgt. Diana Brewer said.
Jan. 19, 2024
LEAP Spotlight: Capt. Andrew Pommersheim

"My LEAP training really came into play this past summer when I went to Japan as part of an international agreement between the U.S. government and Japan’s Space Policy Secretariat. This experience stretched the viability of my Japanese while contributing to an important mission, which was
Jan. 11, 2024
LEAP Scholars Can Now Self-Report Utilization Events in LEaDeR

Until recently, the Air Force did not have a means of collecting and tracking LEAP utilization outside of events coordinated through the AFCLC. Now, a module in the cloud-based Language Enabled Development Resource, or LEaDeR, allows Airmen and Guardians to self-report recent involvement in language
Jan. 10, 2024
LEAP Spotlight: Capt. Ethan Sneider

"LEAP is not solely a means to learn a language and study a culture, but a part of a holistic approach to becoming influential and impactful," Hebrew LEAP Scholar Capt. Ethan Sneider said.