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  • Kicking off the last day of the 2021 Virtual Air University Language, Regional Expertise, and Culture Symposium this morning, Air Force Culture and Language Center Director Howard Ward gave a live demonstration of the heavily updated Culture App 2.0.

    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 the Air Force Culture and Language Center’s Air Force Culture Guide app. The director of the AFCLC, Howard Ward, unveiled version 2.0 of the app to a virtual audience on Oct. 15, 2021, the last day of the 2021 Virtual Air University Language, Regional Expertise and Culture Symposium.
  • “The work Air University and the Air Force Culture and Language Center do are crucial to developing cultural understanding. In every sense, the training our Airmen and Guardians receive is indispensable for preparing them to join their colleagues on the frontlines of global strategic competition,” Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall said during the Sixth Annual AU LREC Symposium.

    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 their culture and language skills in the pursuit of building alliances and partner capacity in defense of our nation.
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    Mozambique

  • Enrollment for Introduction to Cross-Cultural Communication opens 26 October - 1 November.

    Enrollment Opening Soon for Introduction to Cross-Cultural Communication – 26 October - 1 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 Communication, providing the knowledge and skills associated with cross-cultural communication in an applied context.
  • “The reason I was in Turkey had nothing to do with LEAP,” Maj. Alex Watkins explained. “It was extremely LEAP-like and quite cool! I feel privileged like I just fell into this position, and it’s been awesome because this is the kind of thing I would love to do in the long run throughout my career.” (Courtesy photo)

    What Happens If You Don’t Speak the Language?

    When Maj. Alex Watkins deployed to Turkey, it may not have been Language Enabled Airman Program-oriented, but she used her specialized skill set in ways that could help her redefine her career path.
  • Dr. Susan Steen is the Air Force Culture and Language Center’s Culture and Region Faculty Chair/Division Chief and Associate Professor of Cross-Cultural Communication.

    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.
  • “I want people to be treated how I want to be treated, so I’m going to give you the best customer service I can because I feel each person needs it. Even in difficult situations, I am still happy to work with individuals professionally. I don’t want anyone to feel negative or not feel they’ve been heard because everyone’s situation is different,” Jessica Carroll said. (Courtesy photo)

    Building Better Service with Jessica Carroll

    The Air Force Culture and Language Center Team is equipped with experienced and dedicated individuals who ensure that our Language Enabled Airman Program Scholars, Foreign Area Officers, and other military personnel who utilize our services have everything they need to complete each mission. Team members like FAO Planning Coordinator Jessica Carroll help AFCLC to build and embody the true essence of customer service.
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    Ramstein Airmen LEAP into learning new languages

    The Language Enabled Airman Program (LEAP) is beneficial to the U.S. Air Force across worldwide relations and for interoperability. U.S. Air Force personnel describe their experiences and perspective of the volunteer-based program at Ramstein Air Base, Germany.
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    Egypt

  • Language Enabled Airman Program Scholars Technical Sergeant Eric Johnson and Captain Matthew Fryer are two of the many service members who have built partnerships and interoperability through Training Partnerships. Fryer and Johnson applied their advanced Japanese language skills during Northern Viper 2020, an exercise that involved the United States Marine Corps 4th Marine Regiment and the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force.

    Training Partnership Request: A Strategic Method for LEAP and FAO Utilization

    The Air Force Culture and Language Center’s Language Enabled Airman Program deliberately develops language enabled, cross-cultural service members across the Air Force and Space Force with working-level foreign language proficiency to better support the application of air and space power through strengthening partnerships and interoperability. One innovative pathway available for advanced LEAP Scholars and Foreign Area Officers to support mission success is AFCLC’s Training Partnership Request.
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