Feb. 2, 2021 LEAP Spotlight: Capt Christine Martinez “Currently, I am so lucky to be a Spanish and Portuguese instructor at the U.S. Air Force Academy. We talk to our cadets often about the Language Enabled Airman Program and the opportunities it provides.
Jan. 26, 2021 CMSgt Angel Milan: “LEAP is the weapons school for languages.” CMSgt Angel Milan will soon celebrate 25 years of service in the U.S. Air Force. With more than eight years in the Air Force Culture and Language Center’s Language Enabled Airman Program, he couldn’t imagine doing anything else. He said he has the perfect job.
Jan. 19, 2021 LEAP Spotlight: Lt Col Daniel Schoeni From August 2017 to August 2019, Spanish LEAP scholar and JAG officer Lt Col Daniel Schoeni was the Chief of Security Cooperation at 12 AF (AFSOUTH)/JA, and participated in 17 TDYs held in Latin America.
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.