Dec. 30, 2021 AFCLC Launches New Introduction to China, Russia Courses with Certificates on Culture Guide App The Air Force Culture and Language Center recently added Introduction to China, Introduction to Russia Culture courses, and a video library to its newly updated, free Culture Guide mobile app. The addition of the courses moves lock-step with Chief of Staff of the Air Force Gen. Charles Q. Brown
Dec. 30, 2021 AFCLC and DPAA: A Partnership for Mission Success Since 2012, Language Enabled Airman Program Scholars and Foreign Area Officers from the Air Force Culture and Language Center have helped to support the Defense POW/MIA Agency’s mission. What started as linguistic support for DPAA’s Short-term Individual Augmentee Sourcing Conference has now
Dec. 27, 2021 French LEAP Scholars Participate in ISO Immersion Course for Integrated Deterrence The Air Force Culture and Language Center developed a two-week isolated immersion course to better prepare LEAP Scholars for integrated deterrence and partner interoperability. During this immersion, the Scholars were in a real-world isolated environment. They lived together and utilized their
Dec. 20, 2021 AFCLC Hosts Its Largest PAC for 3rd Air Force Command Chiefs In November, the Air Force Culture and Language Center completed its largest and perhaps most ambitious three-day virtual Pre-Acculturation Course for eight Command Chiefs with the 3rd Air Force. The CHIEFPAC covered the history, culture, and strategic issues of Europe, Africa, Russia, Ukraine, the
Dec. 17, 2021 AFCLC Co-Sponsors Squadron Officer School “Think Tank” Event The Air Force Culture and Language Center collaborated with the Squadron Officer School to launch its 22A Think Tank initiative. The 22A Think Tank, which took place from 8 November 2021 to 15 December 2021, was an opportunity for a select group of students to tackle a major issue and present
Dec. 10, 2021 LEAP Spotlight: Capt. Aigerim Akhmetova “LEAP is a great program and positively impacts our strategic objectives by building and strengthening strategic alliances around the world. My latest LEAP opportunity, which was also my Language Intensive Training Event, was personal. It was personal because it meant I would have the opportunity to
Nov. 30, 2021 AFCLC Faculty Tackles Indo-Pacific Basing with Research Task Force Dr. Jessica Jordan, the Air Force Culture and Language Center’s Assistant Professor of Regional and Cultural Studies (Asia), is accelerating learning for Airmen and Guardians by facilitating a two-term research elective to explore military basing in the Indo-Pacific Region from August 2021 until
Nov. 22, 2021 AFCLC TV: AFCLC to Feature Programs and Staff on Facebook Live The Air Force Culture and Language Center is launching a new program, AFCLC TV, to showcase the Center’s products, innovative teaching and learning strategies, and tactics developed to leverage language and cultural expertise in a global mission for enhancing partner interoperability and adversary
Nov. 19, 2021 LEAP Scholars to Present Live in Special Facebook Group The Air Force Culture and Language Center’s Language Division is launching a new program to showcase the Language Enabled Airman Program Scholars and their highly specialized culture and language training. The program, called “LEAP Live,” will allow LEAP Scholars to deliver course projects live
Nov. 15, 2021 Going the Extra Mile in Language Learning Although new to the Language Enabled Airman Program, Japanese LEAP Scholar Maj. Jacob McCauley is not a newcomer to the realm of language training. Since childhood, he studied to become proficient in both linguist and technical languages.
