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Exploring resilience: CMSAF visits AFCLC for discussion with Air University’s Resilience RTF
Alabama Governor declares November as LREC Month
Cracking the code: LEAP Scholars study cybersecurity in today’s military
LEAP: The solution to language, culture barriers in large-scale military exercises

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  • JSDF personnel toured the 18th AES Training Sustainment Center, where a KC-135 simulator is used as a ground training device to accomplish clinical and flight training requirements for Aeromedical Evacuation crewmembers. (Courtesy Photo)

    Language-enabled Airmen support medical training initiatives with Japanese partners at Kadena Air Base

    When the Japanese Self Defense Forces’ medical team from Naha Air Base, Okinawa, Japan, visited the 18th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron at Kadena Air Base, Japan, for capabilities familiarization training, three language-enabled Airmen led the charge in facilitating partnership building by bridging language and cultural gaps.
  • Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force JoAnne S. Bass meets with Air University’s Resilience Research Task Force at the Air Force Culture and Language Center, Maxwell AFB, Ala., on Oct. 25, 2023. (US Air Force photo by Melanie Rodgers Cox)

    Exploring resilience: CMSAF visits AFCLC for discussion with Air University’s Resilience RTF

    Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force JoAnne Bass recently visited the Air Force Culture and Language Center to talk with members of Air University’s Resilience Research Task Force about their upcoming projects.
  • LEAP Spotlight: Master Sgt. Luisa Martinez

    LEAP Spotlight: Master Sgt. Luisa Martinez

    "Being there also helped the Panamanians improve their perspective of Americans. I showed them I understood their feelings toward the U.S. military and gave them a space to have those conversations while showing them we related to them. By the end of the experience, we had shifted mindsets to the point where several individuals emphasized they wanted U.S. military members there and asked when we were coming back," Spanish LEAP Scholar Master Sgt. Luisa Martinez said.
  • Seven Language Enabled Airman Program Scholars participated in the Air Force Culture and Language Center’s first overseas Guided Cyber Language Intensive Training Event, or Guided Cyber LITE, in Germany earlier this year. Pictured from left: Staff Sgt. Silvia Bowman, Capt. Stone Shoaf, Special Agent Schyler Turpin, Capt. Darren Hafke, Capt. Justin Williamson, Maj. Edward Wood, Senior Master Sgt. Benjamin Wilson, and Dr. Sandra Schoder from the Defense Language Institute Detachment at Air University and the guide for the LEAP Scholars in Germany. Photo by U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jacob Wongwai.

    Cracking the code: LEAP Scholars study cybersecurity in today’s military

    Seven Language Enabled Airmen Program Scholars and one guide traveled to Germany earlier this year as part of a special guided Language Intensive Training Event, or LITE, the centerpiece of which was participation in the 10th Annual CODE Conference at the University of Bundeswehr in Munich.
  • LEAP Spotlight: Capt Zechariah Sparrow

    LEAP Spotlight: Capt Zechariah Sparrow

    "Remember that you are not applying to learn a language but a people. You are applying to learn how to connect to another culture and open doors for the United States military," said Russian LEAP Scholar Capt. Zechariah Sparrow.
  • Air Force Culture and Language Center personnel, along with Maj. Gen. Parker Wright and Col. Robert Rowell, watch as Alabama Governor Kay Ivey signs a proclamation on Oct. 2, 2023, declaring the month of November as Language, Regional Expertise, and Culture Month in honor of the Air University LREC Symposium at Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. L-R: Scott Alford, Riley Hunt, Greg Day, Walter Ward, Maj. Gen. Parker Wright, Gov. Ivey, Col. Robert Rowell, Senior Airman Corbin Miller, Lori Quiller, TaeAjah Cannon-Barnes, and Mikala McCurry.

    Alabama Governor declares November as LREC Month

    Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has declared November as Language, Regional Expertise, and Culture Month in honor of the 8th Annual Air University LREC Symposium, which will take place at Maxwell Air Force Base on 15-17 November 2023.
  • LEAP Spotlight: Maj. Joanne Whitlock

    LEAP Spotlight: Maj. Joanne Whitlock

    "LEAP has given me the opportunity to be closer to my heritage and language while representing the Air Force. More than ever, the Air Force values cultural competency and language proficiency," Tagalog LEAP Scholar Maj. Joanne Whitlock said.
  • member of Japanese Defense Force stands with dog and holds conversation with U.S. Air Force Airman

    LEAP: The solution to language, culture barriers in large-scale military exercises

    Large-scale military exercises across all branches focus heavily on integration with allies and partners as a cornerstone of the National Defense and National Security strategies. While seamless execution of this integration can pose a challenge when differences in language and culture are present, the Air Force Culture and Language Center offers a solution to overcome those barriers - the Language Enabled Airman Program, or LEAP.
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    AFCLC now has 17 Field Guides focused on the Indo-Pacific region

    Keeping in step with the recently released PACAF Strategy 2030 Evolving Airpower, the Air Force Culture and Language Center has released the latest of its Expeditionary Culture Field Guides specifically focused on the Indo-Pacific region. These 17 culture guides are easily accessible on the AFCLC Culture Guide app or website.
  • (Right) U.S. Air Force Gen. Mike Minihan, commander of Air Mobility Command, speaks with various mission planners from numerous countries participating in MOBILITY GUARDIAN 2023 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, July 8, 2023. Minihan recognized outstanding performers and discussed the different roles each participant played in the exercise and the overall outcome. Staff Sgt. Noah Kemner (center), Japanese Language Enabled Airman Program Scholar, provided language support. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Tabatha Arellano)

    LEAP Scholars facilitate integration of Japanese partners in Mobility Guardian 23

    Six multi-capable, language-enabled Airmen from the U.S. Air Force Language Enabled Airman Program helped Air Mobility Command reach a new level of strategic partnership building and integration with the Japanese Self Defense Force and other international partners during the largest-ever, full-spectrum readiness exercise in the command’s history – MOBILITY GUARDIAN 23.

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