Nov. 8, 2021 LEAP Spotlight: Tech Sgt. Trymaine Kelley “Being a LEAP Scholar is life-changing. Just recently, I re-took the DLPT test, and I got my highest scores ever. Now, not only do I get paid extra to know a language, but I also get to help out the Air Force and support missions I wouldn’t have access to otherwise. I have been to Costa Rica, Mexico
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. 22, 2021 LEAP Spotlight: Capt. Brian Reed “The Language Enabled Airman Program helped reinforce my perspective on just how important it is for United States and Japanese military forces to be able to effectively work together on a strategic, tactical, and operational level,” Japanese LEAP Scholar Capt. Brian Reed said.
Oct. 20, 2021 LEAP Spotlight: LEAP to Space Force with SMSgt. Adrian Gaxiola “LEAP gave me skills and experiences I would have never gained within my AFSC. It also allowed me to serve in a PME role while being an intelligence professional. Currently, my role is to teach NCOA to Airmen and Guardians while helping the USSF stand up its first Enlisted PME Center. In the future,
Oct. 20, 2021 LEAP Scholars Support FAMEX-21 For the first time, the United States was designated as the “Nation of Honor” for this year’s Mexican Air Defense Trade Show, known as FAMEX. There to commemorate the moment was a team of Spanish-speaking LEAP Scholars, providing language support for the event through the Air Force Language and
Oct. 20, 2021 305 Active Duty Officer and Enlisted Airmen and Space Guardians Selected for AFCLC’s Language Enabled Airman Program Following a virtual selection board process this summer, the Air Force Culture and Language Center selected 305 Airmen and Guardians for the Language Enabled Airman Program. The LEAP selection board and AFCLC received 1,175 applications for the 2021 cycle.
Oct. 15, 2021 AFCLC launches updated culture guide app, introduces new educational course with certificate Airmen now have at their fingertips the opportunity to receive credit for learning about another country’s culture while simultaneously meeting the chief of staff of the Air Force’s action order to understand the nation’s strategic competitors. This can be achieved by accessing the latest version of
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
Oct. 12, 2021 Enrollment Extended for Introduction to Cross-Cultural Communication – 26 October - 2 November 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 are offering a Distance Learning Course, Introduction to Cross-Cultural
Sept. 29, 2021 AFCLC Faculty Profile: Dr. Susan Steen For Dr. Susan Steen, the Air Force Culture and Language Center’s Culture and Region Faculty Chair/Division Chief and Associate Professor of Cross-Cultural Communication, her teaching, administrative work, and research have always been deeply interconnected.
