June 6, 2017 LEAP: Captain finds use for Russian in Syria Over the last decade, the dynamic and multicultural nature of combat operations demonstrated a critical Air Force need to develop Airmen who not only know their job, but are culturally aware and language capable. The Air Force Culture and Language Center stood up the Language Enabled Airman Program
March 16, 2017 Speaking the lingo: Ethiopia BPC Amharic is not a widespread language, but it is spoken by the 100+ million inhabitants of Ethiopia. This country in Africa is one of the few to have resisted colonization and has a proud heritage and culture.
March 16, 2017 LEAP Spotlight: Maj Charlynne McGinnis “Thanks to LEAP, I felt confident conversing in Filipino when we met up with Philippine key leaders at the US Ambassador's house and discussed political and military concerns shared by both countries. Highlight of the night was former President Fidel Ramos unexpectedly showing up!”
Feb. 15, 2017 Language, Culture and medical knowledge boosts ties for Airman, Bundeswehr Language and cultural training, packed in with the right amount of Air Force job proficiency, can culminate into a valuable product. In November 2016, the German military spent four weeks working alongside that product as, 1st Lt Nadine Suh, a health services administrator assigned to 22d Medical
Jan. 8, 2017 Air University language program prepares Captain in search for missing WWII Airmen September 2016, an American B-24 bomber aircraft lies crashed at the bottom of the ocean, off the coast of Italy. Its 8 man crew entombed among the mangled fuselage and sea life for decades. It’s time to bring them home, but before that can be done, someone has to communicate between the Italian
Nov. 15, 2016 LEAP: Experiencing Germany’s largest military hospital In October 2016, I received the unique opportunity to spend four weeks at the largest Bundeswehr (Armed Forces of Germany) hospital as part of the Air Force’s Language Enabled Airmen Program (LEAP). This rare opportunity not only allowed me to practice my language skill, but I was also able to learn
Nov. 10, 2016 There and Back Again… and Here and There: Medical officer uses LEAP and DIMO to use French skills anywhere Managed by the Air Force Culture and Language Center (AFCLC), the Language Enabled Airman Program (LEAP), is a career-spanning program to sustain, enhance, and assist with the utilization of the existing language skills of general purpose forces. LEAP has postured one of its participants, Maj Sylvia
Nov. 2, 2016 Coffee, Cameroon and the Corps: A LEAP Experience As an Air Force Academy graduate early in her career, 1st Lt. Ariel Saltin, 628th Logistics Readiness Squadron, looks for every possible opportunity to provide her skills to enhance her surroundings.
May 4, 2016 Air University staff, students earn German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge Groans, cries of physical exertion and shouts of encouragement in both English and German echoed off of the walls of the base gym; sweat pouring over the faces of service members.
April 22, 2016 AFCLC provides first LREC Symposium at Air University Military cross-cultural excellence congregated under a single roof on April 22nd. Local service members and civilians were in attendance at the Air University’s first annual Language, Regional Expertise, and Culture Symposium hosted by the Air Force Culture and Language Center.
