May 22, 2019 AFCLC selects 149 cadets for the Language Enabled Airman Program After a rigorous selection board process, the Air Force Culture and Language Center has selected 149 new cadets for the Language Enabled Airman Program.Participation in LEAP is voluntary and to become a LEAP scholar, Airmen must demonstrate proficiency in a foreign language specified on the Air
Jan. 16, 2019 LEAP: Improving my language skills at ISOS The purpose of the Inter-American Squadron Officer School (ISOS) is to cultivate those leadership qualities expected in superior ranks. The course mirrors Squadron Officer School (SOS) at Maxwell Air Force Base, but taught entirely in Spanish alongside officers from our Latin American partners.
Jan. 4, 2019 Language Enabled Airman Program accepting cadet applications The Language Enabled Airman Program is accepting cadet applications now until March 15. Those intending to submit applications must apply online by visiting www.airuniversity.af.edu/AFCLC.
Nov. 19, 2018 Airman returns to home country Bulgaria for joint exercise May was a memorable month for U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Svetlana Alviar. She celebrated more than a decade of service, embraced a new promotion, and returned to her home country, Bulgaria, for a joint exercise.“I just hit my 11-year mark in the Air Force and I was able to return to Bulgaria and work
Oct. 23, 2018 LEAP Perspective: Returning home to Kenya Staring into the eyes of more than a dozen children at Mogra Children’s Centre and orphanage, Second Lieutenant Levi Mburu realized his life had come full circle---from Kenya to the United States and back to his homeland again. Once a young Kenyan boy, he was now a man and was at the orphanage
Sept. 10, 2018 LEAP Spotlight: 1st Lt Gorge Hernandez-Rodriguez When 1st Lieutenant Gorge Hernandez-Rodriguez enlisted in 2008, he was living in Puerto Rico, struggling financially, and looking for a way to support himself through college. Rodriguez knew the Air Force would afford him those opportunities, but he had no idea that his commitment and his language
Sept. 9, 2018 LEAP Spotlight: Maj. Reni Angelova The Language Enabled Airman Program, or LEAP, is a career-spanning program designed to identify, develop, and sustain America's foreign language and cultural capabilities to cultivate cross-culturally competent leaders who can meet Air Force global mission requirements. In this feature, LEAP
Sept. 4, 2018 The role language and culture played in the dramatic Thai cave rescue When the final child was pulled from the cave in Thailand, the crowd cheered, and the rescuers let out a deep sigh of relief. It was a non-verbal cue that was clear in every language: this terrifying ordeal was over.
Aug. 27, 2018 Public Affairs, the Peruvian Air Force, and Partnerships “I remember growing up in Minnesota and watching my dad and my brother”.It was within the walls of her family’s kitchen where 2nd Lieutenant Madeline Krpan’s desire to join the Air Force was awakened at a young age. Her father’s vivid tales of life in the Army combined with her brother’s experience
Aug. 15, 2018 CMSAF Wright on the Air Force Culture and Language Center: ‘This is a great opportunity’ Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Kaleth O. Wright listened intently as the Air Force Culture and Language Center’s Director Howard Ward shared the Center’s mission and vision with the audience during this year’s Senior Enlisted Leader International Summit (SELIS).
