July 13, 2020 LEAP Scholars Answer the Call In early June, defense and public-security leaders from 13 Caribbean nations and four territories participated in the 2020 Caribbean Security Conference (CANSEC), which was hosted virtually for the first time by U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM). This year’s CANSEC focused on regional mechanisms to
June 25, 2020 LEAP Spotlight: 2nd Lt Katherine Scheibner Meet the Air Force Culture and Language Center’s (AFCLC) first United States Space Force (USSF) scholar 2nd Lieutenant Katherine Scheibner.
June 25, 2020 LEAP Spotlight: Maj Sofia Ciro "The Language Enabled Airman Program (LEAP) is more than just a program to me. It is being part of an elite community inside the Air Force. I learn and develop personally and professionally every day and can contribute to the Air Force's mission in a unique way.
June 25, 2020 LEAP Spotlight: Maj Evgenia Peduzzi We would like to congratulate our LEAP Scholar Maj Evgenia “Hazel” Peduzzi, who not only just promoted from Captain to Major on Friday, 29 May 2020, but she’s also about to begin her new job as Aide de Camp to the Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, Gen. Stephen W. Wilson, the second
June 25, 2020 LEAP Spotlight: SSgt Dainius Milingis “Being a Language Enabled Airman Program (LEAP) scholar has awarded me with multiple opportunities to serve in the United States Air Force beyond my primary career field as a logistician.
June 24, 2020 95 Cadets Selected for AFCLC’s Language Enabled Airman Program After a virtual selection board process this spring due to COVID-19 restrictions, the Air Force Culture and Language Center (AFCLC) selected 95 Airmen for the Language Enabled Airman Program (LEAP) out of 208 applicants. This year also marked the first year candidates were selected for LEAP from a
June 24, 2020 LEAP Spotlight: Capt Thien Duong Recently, an overseas unit lost an Airman of Vietnamese heritage. Due to the proximity of the Airman’s family, Barksdale AFB Mortuary Affairs was responsible for assisting the family through the ordeal.
June 23, 2020 LEAP Spotlight: MSgt Alain Mukendi “Last June, AFCLC and LEAP gave me the opportunity to assist the U.S. Army Cadet Command summer program in a six-week training mission to the Republic of Congo as linguistic and cultural regional subject matter expert.
June 1, 2020 LEAP Spotlight: 2nd Lt Stephenie Reid One of 2nd Lt Stephenie Reid’s favorite quotes is from retired U.S. Army Gen. Colin Powell: “Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier.” According to Reid, “it encourages me to stay positive. I always try to remember the importance of having positivity and enthusiasm with others and oneself,
May 8, 2020 LEAP Spotlight: 1st Lt Stefan Curcic I encourage anyone who has a gift with a certain language set to check out the Language Enabled Airman Program (LEAP)
