Sept. 16, 2021 LEAP Scholars Support Annual Central American Air Chiefs Conference A team of 10 LEAP Scholars supported the annual Air Chiefs Conference hosted by the 12th Air Force, also known as AFSOUTH, at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, through the Air Force Culture and Language Center’s Training Partnership Request. This annual conference aims to conduct an event with
Sept. 8, 2021 LEAP Scholars Keep Communication Channels Open A team of 12 service members, 10 of which are Language Enabled Airman Program Scholars, translated 46 pages of Joint Publication 5-0 (Joint Planning) from English into Ukrainian. The publication covers the Joint Planning Process that the U.S. Military is helping the Armed Forces of Ukraine adopt.
Sept. 1, 2021 LEAP Scholar Comes Full Circle on POW/MIA Mission in Vietnam Language Enabled Airman Program Scholar and U.S. Space Force Master Sgt. Hanh Le first heard of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency in 2016 when she was stationed in Buckley Air Force Base, Colorado, interning to a three-year National Security Agency Military Electronic Signals Analyst Program.
Aug. 24, 2021 PAC graduates describe the course as “well worth the time.” One of our summer PACs included Brig. Gen. Steven Edwards, Col. George Dietrich and Chief Master Sgt. Heriberto Diaz. They each took a moment to look back at the course to discuss how the information and instruction would assist them in moving forward into their new assignments.
Aug. 24, 2021 Developing Cultural Competence in a New Strategic Hot Spot During a visit to Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III said Alaska is a strategic hot spot for defending the United States. To fulfill the challenge of developing cultural competence of the Arctic region in strategic competition, the Air Force Culture and Language
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. 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
