Feb. 22, 2023 Remembering The Lost Neighborhood of Douglassville at Maxwell Air Force Base When mentioning “the City of Douglassville,” many people think about Douglassville, Penn., or Douglasville, Ga. However, very few individuals are aware of the forgotten community of Douglassville in Alabama, an African American neighborhood historically located where Maxwell Air Force Base currently
Jan. 23, 2023 Being resilient: Air University’s RTF promotes well-being for all service members As reported cases of suicide and mental health issues among service members increased, military leadership stepped in to unveil a new initiative encouraging support for service members and their families: The Spectrum of Resilience. Members of Air University's Resilience Research Task Force gathered
Nov. 14, 2022 AU LREC Symposium: LREC Skills, A Military Imperative Hundreds of service members, academics, scholars, and professionals in the language, regional expertise, and culture community gathered at Maxwell Air Force Base Oct. 19-21, 2022, to explore the importance of LREC skills to partner interoperability, adversary understanding, and military operations
June 14, 2022 AFCLC and Air Force Cyber College Host Second Annual Cyber Training Event 29 Language Enabled Airman Program scholars – including two U.S. Space Force Guardians, two U.S. Marine Corps Foreign Area Officers, and two U.S. Air Force crypto-linguists – gathered at Maxwell Air Force Base from bases worldwide for 10 days of advanced training during the Air Force Culture and
Oct. 28, 2021 AFCLC, Air University’s Sixth Annual LREC Centers around “Great Power of Culture” This October, the Air Force Culture and Language Center and Air University hosted the second virtual Language, Regional Expertise and Culture Symposium. Scholars and practitioners from across the Department of Defense and the LREC community worldwide came together online to share ideas.
Oct. 14, 2021 AU LREC Symposium: SECAF Stresses Necessity of Culture and Language Skills for Building Partner Alliances in Strategic Competition Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall addressed attendees virtually during the Air Force Culture and Language Center and Air University’s Sixth Annual Language, Regional Expertise, and Culture Symposium on Wednesday, October 13, 2021, thanking Air and Space professionals for continuing to hone
July 23, 2021 AFCLC, AF Cyber College host cyber LITE training event In August 2020, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. wrote in his strategic plan entitled Accelerate Change or Lose, “We must empower our incredible Airmen to solve any problem. We must place value in multicapable and adaptable team builders and courageous problem solvers that
April 2, 2020 LEAP Active Duty Application Window Opens 1 May The Air Force Culture and Language Center (AFCLC) is accepting applications to the Language Enabled Airman Program (LEAP). Regular Active Duty officer and enlisted members may apply online 1 May thru 15 July 2020 at https://leader.sso.cce.af.mil.
April 2, 2019 Air University and AFCLC hosted the fourth annual AU LREC Symposium Air University’s Air Force Culture and Language Center welcomed more than 300 participants to the fourth annual Language, Regional Expertise and Culture Symposium here, from March 27 – 29.This year’s theme was “inter {culture} operability”, which was taken from the 2018 National Defense Strategy to
Feb. 26, 2019 Five reasons you should attend Air University’s Language, Regional Expertise and Culture (LREC) Symposium From interactive panels to the in-depth cultural discussions, Air University’s annual Language, Regional Expertise, and Culture (LREC) Symposium sets the tone for the future of LREC and the Air Force. Each year, some of the biggest names in the LREC community gather at Maxwell Air Force Base to
