June 1, 2021 AU Press Publishes Special Edition of JIPA with AFCLC Last October, the Air Force Culture and Language Center hosted the 5th Annual Air University Language, Regional Expertise and Culture Symposium for the first time entirely using a virtual format due to COVID-19 restrictions. The AU LREC Symposium brought together a record-breaking 2,100 attendees
May 26, 2021 95 Cadets Selected for AFCLC’s Language Enabled Airman Program After a virtual selection board process this spring due to COVID-19 restrictions, the Air Force Culture and Language Center selected 95 Cadets for the Language Enabled Airman Program out of 216 applicants. This year marked the second year that candidates were selected for LEAP from a branch other
May 24, 2021 LEAP Spotlight: Capt. Caleb Yee “I am a 14N Intel Officer and have been stationed at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, for about three years now. In my first year In Korea, I immediately applied for the Language Enabled Airman Program after hearing how much it would help me during my first assignment.
May 14, 2021 AFCLC Faculty Presents at WPS Symposium Dr. Kristin Bashir, Associate Professor of Regional and Cultural Studies, Middle East North Africa (MENA) at the Air Force Culture and Language Center, was an invited speaker at the Women, Peace and Security in Education, Operations, and Institutions Symposium hosted by the U.S. Naval War College in
May 14, 2021 AFCLC Faculty Profile: Dr. Jessica Jordan “This ‘new normal’ allows us to come up with better ways of doing things, and we should embrace moving forward and being productive,” said Dr. Jessica Jordan, the Air Force Culture and Language Center’s Assistant Professor of Regional and Cultural Studies (Asia).
May 14, 2021 LEAP Spotlight: Lt. Col. Sylvia Kim U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Sylvia Kim is a member of a very elite club. She is one of more than 3,000 scholars in the Air Force Culture and Language Center’s Language Enabled Airman Program. As a lifelong language learner, she instantly knew LEAP was a perfect fit.
May 13, 2021 Congrats to LEAP Scholars Who Transitioned to FAO Congratulations to our LEAP Scholars (and the many others) who recently transitioned to the Foreign Area Officer (FAO) Core Career Field! FAOs are regional experts who operate in unique international, joint, and interagency roles, often with significant interaction with senior military and civilian
May 7, 2021 ITC and CCC Celebrate More Than a Decade of Higher Learning Activist, Baptist minister and civil rights icon Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. once said, “An individual has not started living until he can rise above the narrow confines of his individualistic concerns to the broader concerns of all humanity.”
May 4, 2021 Application Window for FY21 LEAP Officer and Enlisted Selection Board Open 3 May – 16 July 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 from the Air Force and Space Force may apply online 3 May through 16 July 2021.
April 27, 2021 AFCLC Releases New Iraq Course The Air Force Culture and Language Center recently updated its Iraq course to feature richer content, more user interactions, and optional course material.