June 3, 2025 Russian LEAP Scholars Amplify Mission Success with Versatility A hallmark of the Language Enabled Airman Program is having more than 3,700 Airmen and Guardians with specialized skills in language, regional expertise, and cultural proficiency, ready to step in when a crisis hits. Needs arise frequently, sometimes unexpectedly, but these service members are
May 29, 2025 Air Force interpreters provide first-time support, extra value in CENTAM Guardian 2025 GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala – Eight interpreters from the Air Force’s Language Enabled Airman Program, known as LEAP, supported CENTAM Guardian 2025 in a first for the annual multinational exercise, held from May 12 through May 23 at various locations in Guatemala this year.
May 12, 2025 Japanese LEAP Scholars Accelerate Warfighting Readiness On a frigid January morning in Hokkaido, Air Force Capt. Meghan Fong stood alongside American and Japanese Marines, providing interpretation and intercultural support to the 4th Marine Regiment. This remote place was a far cry from her native sunny California and a vastly different work environment
