Jan. 11, 2021 LEAP Scholars Bridge Interpretation Gap in JIATF-S In November 2018, the Joint Interagency Task Force South (JIATF-S) International Affairs Division Chief, U.S. Navy Cmdr. John Picco, found his team in dire need of two qualified translators/interpreters.
Jan. 11, 2021 Language Enabled Airman Program (LEAP) accepting cadet applications The Language Enabled Airman Program is accepting cadet applications now until 5 March.
Jan. 8, 2021 LEAP Spotlight: TSgt Nikola Bozic, Capt Daniel Bergstresser, and Capt Victoria Villa Hundreds of Airmen across Joint Base San Antonio are currently enrolled in the Language Enabled Airman Program.
Jan. 6, 2021 LEAP Spotlight: Maj Adam Bergoo “I was born in Sweden and grew up speaking the language at home. I started learning Spanish in middle school and continued to develop it as a cadet at the United States Air Force Academy, where I met my wife. She was an exchange cadet from Colombia, so that was one of the things that first drew us
Dec. 22, 2020 Sharing Your Voice: The Reason We Call You Scholars We call members of the Language Enabled Airman Program “scholars” for a reason. A scholar is a person dedicated to lifelong learning…for a purpose. That purpose is to serve others by sharing knowledge to turn darkness into light, as expressed by St. Thomas Aquinas.
Dec. 21, 2020 LEAP Scholars Facilitate Virtual Security Cooperation Engagement Initiative This past summer and fall, the Air Force’s Southern Surgeon General’s Office conducted three medical VSCEs (Virtual Security Cooperation Engagements) in support of building partnerships across the Western Hemisphere.
Dec. 18, 2020 LEAP Spotlight: MSgt Andre De Lira In a post on Facebook on 4 December, Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force JoAnne S. Bass acknowledged Language Enabled Airman Program Scholar MSgt Andre De Lira. CMSAF Bass wrote:
Dec. 17, 2020 LEAP Spotlight: Ramstein Airmen LEAP into learning new languages The Language Enabled Airman Program (LEAP) is beneficial to the U.S. Air Force across worldwide relations and for interoperability.
Dec. 16, 2020 Zooming Ahead with Distance Learning Throughout October 2020, the Air Force Culture and Language Center piloted an unprecedented learning model: virtual Language, Regional Expertise and Culture sessions for Africa instructed by Language Enabled Airman Program scholars, a foreign area officer, and AFCLC faculty via ZoomGov.
Dec. 15, 2020 LEAP Spotlight: 1st Lt Josh Edelman “I am an Aircraft Maintenance Officer and having the ability to see the missions we fly every day with the C-17, I noticed we were heavily involved in SOUTHCOM.
