Dec. 20, 2024 Face of Defense: LEAP Scholar Air Force Officer Contributes to DPAA Efforts People join the Air Force for many reasons, from the potential to travel abroad to the educational benefits it affords. For some, the opportunity presents itself in a way that can only be described as the right place at the right time, and the story that blossoms from there can be filled with more
Dec. 6, 2024 LEAP team’s skills are indispensable in massive U.S. Africa Command exercise Three Language Enabled Airman Program Scholars recently played a vital role in a joint multi-national exercise, demonstrating how Culture plus Language equals Speed, not just during missions, but also in training with and building relationships with partner allies.
Nov. 1, 2024 330 Active Duty Officer and Enlisted Selected for Language Enabled Airman Program Following a rigorous selection board process this summer, the Air Force Culture and Language Center selected 330 Airmen and Guardians in 39 languages from 1,158 applications for the Language Enabled Airman Program. Of the 1,091 eligible Air Force applications, 166 officers and 140 enlisted were
Sept. 17, 2024 Airpower for Great Power Competition Dr. Sandeep Mulgund, Senior Advisor to the HAF/A3 on Agile Combat Employment, highlights the importance of the Language Enabled Airman Program in the Developing Airmen section of this piece.
July 18, 2024 LEAP Scholar assumes command of Air War College Spanish Language Enabled Airman Program (LEAP) Scholar Col. Kevin R. “Buddy” Lee took command of the Air War College during a July 16, 2024, Assumption of Command ceremony.
June 18, 2024 Language Enabled Airmen engage the global landscape in Chile The Department of the Air Force has a program that’s perfect for meeting our partners and allies in their language and culture, and it’s called the Language Enabled Airmen Program, or LEAP. The Air Force Culture and Language Center’s bench of nearly 4,000 highly skilled, language-enabled Airmen and
May 28, 2024 AFIMSC officer supports global interrogation training exercise An Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center Airman recently participated in a detention and interrogation exercise for 10 days at Drawsko Combat Training Center, Poland, to support a special training opportunity with allied countries.
April 17, 2024 Three amigos follow through on training transformation during intensive instruction in Chile Three Language Enabled Airman Program (LEAP) Scholars recently strengthened their language and culture skills and forged new friendships as they participated in a month-long intensive course of Spanish instruction at the Escuela Bellavista school in Santiago, Chile. The course, which demonstrates
April 17, 2024 LEAP Scholar looks back on career filled with Language and Learning In his career in both the Air Force and the Space Force, Lt. Col. Samuel Shearer has traveled to many places and met many people, but one thing has remained a constant: his love of learning language. The Language Enabled Airman Program (LEAP) has been a way for him to pursue that passion as part of
March 25, 2024 Cloudy with a chance of F-35s Whether it's rain, thunder or fire, weather forecasters around the U.S. Air Force provide pilots with active, timely and relevant weather forecasts so they are able to operate in a safe environment, execute their missions effectively and come back home safely no matter what nature throws at them.