May 2, 2022 Language-enabled Airmen Support Mental Health Initiative with Partner Nation A team of seven French Language Enabled Airman Program Scholars partnered with the Defense Institute for Medical Operations to provide language support for a mental health Mobile Training Team in N’jamena, Chad.
April 8, 2022 LEAP Scholar Connects Cultural Understanding to Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency Mission Serbian Croatian Language Enabled Airman Program Scholar Tech. Sgt. Nikola Bozic recently had the opportunity to honor and give back to the community that has given so much to him while supporting the mission of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency in Bosnia.
April 5, 2022 LEAP Scholars and FAOs Support U.S. Army Exercise Lightning Focus 22 A team of five French and four Arabic Language Enabled Airman Program Scholars provided language and tactical support to U.S. Army Europe and Africa for Exercise Lightning Focus 2022 through the Air Force Culture and Language Center’s Training Partnership Request.
April 4, 2022 LEAP Spotlight: Maj. Jonathan Vazquez “We live in a multi-polar world where cultural and language skills are essential to the Air Force mission. Those skills increase our military lethality and shape our interactions with our allies and partners,” Spanish Language Enabled Airman Program Scholar Maj. Jonathan Vazquez said.
March 30, 2022 LEAP Spotlight: Capt. Spencer Snow “I am thankful LEAP has given me a formal setting to continue studying Mandarin Chinese, and it has provided me with unique immersion and learning experiences. I will continue to actively participate in the program and hope to become increasingly involved in Air Force work that requires the language
March 22, 2022 LEAP Spotlight: Tech. Sgt. Jennifer Shelton “As much as I struggle between two very different cultures as a 1.5 generation immigrant and feel the pain of fighting the battles to resolve the conflicts, I also feel empowered and obligated to utilize this gift and ability to help others overcome misunderstandings and bridge cultures and
March 21, 2022 LEAP Spotlight: Tech. Sgt. Carlos Flores Reynes “I wish more people knew about LEAP and the resources and experiences it can provide. This program is vital to ensure the Air Force continues to develop personnel with different languages and cultural skillsets to develop strategic partnerships worldwide. These skillsets will become more valuable as
March 18, 2022 AFCLC’s LEAP Scholars Develop Skills Through eMentor Conversations One of the Air Force Culture and Language Center’s educational tools is based on the premise of conversation. As charged by Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown in his modified Action Orders, AFCLC develops cross-culturally competent Airmen and Guardians for utilization in critical missions anytime,
Feb. 25, 2022 LEAP Spotlight: Capt. William Watson “Oftentimes, rated members are so zoned in on tactics and our specialty, it can lead to tunnel vision. LEAP allows me to take a step back and put all the pieces together to get a broader context and be a better officer and Airman. I think that’s what the Air Force is looking for," Chinese LEAP
Feb. 17, 2022 LEAP Scholars Build Partner Interoperability with African Partners Eleven Language Enabled Airman Program Scholars accomplished the charge of building partner interoperability with our African nation partners through language support that aided the 435th Air Expeditionary Wing and 409th Air Expeditionary Group with enhancing water sustainment at Nigerien Air Base
