Jan. 10, 2024 LEAP Spotlight: Capt. Ethan Sneider "LEAP is not solely a means to learn a language and study a culture, but a part of a holistic approach to becoming influential and impactful," Hebrew LEAP Scholar Capt. Ethan Sneider said.
Jan. 23, 2023 Sheppard instructor assists the Joint Task Force- Crisis Response team at 2022 World Cup While millions watched the 2022 World Cup, a team of five Arabic Language Enabled Airman Program Scholars, including Sheppard Air Force Base Instructor Staff Sgt. Zahra Karim Zadeh, worked behind the scenes with the Joint Task Force- Crisis Response team to bridge the language and cultural gap
Sept. 1, 2022 LEAP Spotlight: Staff Sgt. Sagar Khadka "Being a multi-language capable Airman, LEAP has taught me how my own actions can have a positive or negative impact in the Air Force. I am constantly utilizing the knowledge and experiences I’ve gained through LEAP. During OAR, I quickly became deeply involved with advocating multiple aspects of
July 13, 2022 AFCLC Launches Introduction to Afghanistan Course with Certificate on Culture Guide App The Air Force Culture and Language Center recently added an Introduction to Afghanistan course to its free Culture Guide mobile app.
June 27, 2022 Task Force Liberty Cultural Team Uses AFCLC Culture Guide app for Mission Training The Cultural Advisement and Assessment Team at Task Force Liberty, led by United States Space Force Guardians Lt. Col. Adam Howland and Capt. Ronald Miller, implemented a culture training regimen for the task force using the Air Force Culture and Language Center’s Culture Guide app. This task force
June 14, 2022 LEAP to FAO Spotlight: Capt. Kalynn Mendez "The FAO career path soon became my ‘Air Force dream job.’ I knew being a LEAP Scholar would only make me a better candidate for FAO and build my language and cultural skills during the waiting period. I attribute a significant amount of the success of my FAO package to my LEAP experiences and
Feb. 8, 2022 LEAP Scholars: Equipped with Skills that Cannot be “Just-in-Time” Trained With events happening around the world at a moment’s notice, Airmen and Guardians must always be ready for the fight. Not unlike the skills built over time by a pilot, the culture, language, and regional expertise the total force needs for critical missions cannot be “just-in-time” trained.
Jan. 14, 2022 LEAP Spotlight: Maj. Timothy Bettis "The ability of AFCLC to be forward-thinking and enable USAF students to flex their curriculum to anticipate future DOD needs is highly important. The bottom-up nature of the Language Enabled Airman Program allows students to be more agile in matching their interests and capabilities to emerging DOD
June 29, 2021 LEAP Spotlight with Capt. Abdulaziz Ali “Fostering America’s talents. This is America’s strength; they draw talents from all parts of the population. I’ve heard some variation of this sentiment from several high-ranking officers during exercise SILENT WARRIOR 20 in Garmisch, Germany. Hosted by SOCAFRICA, the Joint-Combined Exercise
April 9, 2021 LEAP Scholar Accepted for Two Prestigious Programs Congratulations to Language Enabled Airman Capt. Aaron R. Pilkington upon his acceptance to the Chief of Staff of the Air Force Captains Prestigious Ph.D. Program as well as the U.S. Air Force Academy Faculty Pipeline Ph.D. Scholarship, which he accepted.
