Aug. 23, 2021 Personal Experience Plus Professional Training Equals Mission Success with LEAP In the Air Force Culture and Language Center’s Language Enabled Airman Program, Airmen with working-level foreign language proficiency are trained to utilize their language skills in professional settings. While language proficiency is important, cultural competence and regional knowledge are
Aug. 20, 2021 Enrollment Window Open for Introduction to Culture – 21-27 September In response to the Department of Defense and Air Force guidance to provide cultural education and awareness to the enlisted corps, the Community College of the Air Force and the Air Force Culture and Language Center offer a Distance Learning Course, Introduction to Culture, providing the principles
Aug. 19, 2021 LEAP Scholar Works with DPAA in Hungary Across the world, 126 service members remain unaccounted for from the Cold War. Hungarian LEAP Scholar 1st Lt Attila Zsigmond provided language support to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency in Hungary to help recover the remains of these missing service members.
Aug. 19, 2021 LEAP Scholar: “There are a lot more MIAs out there.” LEAP Scholar Capt. Panupong Phongpitakvises provided Lao language support to a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency recovery/excavation mission in Laos. According to DPAA, the remains of more than 1,000 Americans killed in the Vietnam War have been identified and returned to their families for burial
Aug. 6, 2021 LEAP Spotlight: Colonel Ceir Coral “As I go into my 36th year of service in the USAF, I can reflect on my opportunities to utilize my language skills and am fortunate to be a part of the tremendous, force-enabling LEAP; I am excited to see the continual growth in language and culture awareness,” Portuguese Brazilian Language Enabled
Aug. 4, 2021 LEAP Scholar Supports U.S.- Chile Defense Consultative Commission Event On his most recent mission supporting the U.S. – Chile Defense Consultative Commission on Research Development Testing event, Spanish Language Enabled Airman Program Scholar Master Sgt. Jorge Anchundia was praised for his eagerness to accept the mission on short notice and his excellent performance
Aug. 2, 2021 LEAP Spotlight: Maj. Julio “Baxter” Arizmendi Laclaustra “I first found out about the Language Enabled Airman Program at the Air Force Culture and Language Center while in ROTC when my Detachment Commander and early mentor Lt. Col. Delucca notified me about the opportunity to join the program. I was interested and excited to grow professionally while
Aug. 2, 2021 LEAP Spotlight: Special Agent Rory Swafford “A firm understanding of cultural nuances is critical for building international partnerships, and LEAP has undoubtedly been a vital cornerstone in greatly expanding my knowledge base,” Special Agent Rory Swafford said.
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
July 12, 2021 LEAP Spotlight:1st Lt. James Kiesewetter “A question I’ve often thought about — what does being a part of another culture look and feel like?For me, learning German started when the U.S. Air Force Academy chose what language I would take for one year: German. I fell in love with learning a language, and here I am more than five years
