June 2, 2022 LEAP Spotlight: Capt. Kenny Maeng “It’s been amazing being a part of LEAP because it has helped me to improve my language skills and allowed me to return back to my birthplace to gain cultural/regional expertise. As a LEAP Scholar, I know I play a big role in meeting not only the Secretary of Defense’s priority of strengthening
May 17, 2022 Using Language and Culture Skills to Help and Heal While language, regional expertise, and culture skills can be utilized in many ways to fulfill the United States Air Force mission, Tagalog Language Enabled Airman Program Scholar Capt. Geryn Paguio uses her culture and language skills as a tool to help and heal others.
May 17, 2022 89 Cadets Selected for AFCLC’s Language Enabled Airman Program After a virtual selection board process this spring, the Air Force Culture and Language Center selected 89 Cadets for the Language Enabled Airman Program out of 137 applicants. Of the 89 Cadets selected, 47 were chosen from the United States Air Force Academy and 42 from Air Force Reserve Officers’
May 12, 2022 Language-Enabled Airman Strengthens Partnership with U.S. Navy Ukrainian and Russian Language Enabled Airman Program Scholar Capt. Jordan Garcia enhanced partner interoperability with the U.S Naval Special Warfare Command by providing language support to the Naval Small Craft Instruction and Technical Training School at the Stennis Space Center in Mississippi.
May 6, 2022 Congratulations to LEAP Scholars Promoted to Major Congratulations to the Language Enabled Airman Program Scholars who were recently selected for promotion to major!
May 3, 2022 LEAP Scholars Represent 72% of 2022 FAO Selects The 16F/16Z Development Team boarded and selected 39 officers for deliberate development and re-core as FAOs. Of the 39 selectees, 28 are LEAP Scholars, a 72% selection rate from LEAP.
May 2, 2022 Language-enabled Airmen Support Mental Health Initiative with Partner Nation A team of seven French Language Enabled Airman Program Scholars partnered with the Defense Institute for Medical Operations to provide language support for a mental health Mobile Training Team in N’jamena, Chad.
April 20, 2022 AFCLC Builds Interoperability with Air Force Partners in Germany The Air Force Culture and Language Center recently accomplished the charge of building interoperability by connecting with U.S. Air Force Major Command stakeholders, partners, and allies in Germany during a large-scale international mission briefing.
April 8, 2022 LEAP Scholar Connects Cultural Understanding to Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency Mission Serbian Croatian Language Enabled Airman Program Scholar Tech. Sgt. Nikola Bozic recently had the opportunity to honor and give back to the community that has given so much to him while supporting the mission of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency in Bosnia.
April 5, 2022 LEAP Scholars and FAOs Support U.S. Army Exercise Lightning Focus 22 A team of five French and four Arabic Language Enabled Airman Program Scholars provided language and tactical support to U.S. Army Europe and Africa for Exercise Lightning Focus 2022 through the Air Force Culture and Language Center’s Training Partnership Request.
