Nov. 1, 2022 Multilingual Leadership: Speaking the Language, Airmanship, and Partnership Several Language Enabled Airman Program Scholars and Foreign Area Officers recently supported exercise RELAMPAGO VII with the South Carolina Air National Guard. This exercise focused on training techniques, tactics, and procedures to strengthen interoperability between the United States and
Oct. 25, 2022 Pagpapatibay ng Kapatiran - Strengthening the Brotherhood Thanks to a partnership between the United States Marine Corps and the Language Enabled Airman Program (LEAP), Francisco - alongside Capt. Timothy Nolan and Tech Sgt. Cesar Salilican - embedded with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Command Element (CE) as Tagalog interpreters during exercise
Oct. 7, 2022 311 Officer and Enlisted Airmen and Guardians Selected for AFCLC’s Language Enabled Airman Program Following a rigorous selection board process this summer, the Air Force Culture and Language Center selected 311 Airmen and Guardians in 42 languages from 1,119 applications for the Language Enabled Airman Program.
Sept. 6, 2022 LEAP Spotlight: Tech Sgt. Volodymyr Palko “My first language intensive training event aiding U.S. Army Europe during the Ukraine crisis response immediately became the defining moment of my Air Force career to that point. I was in a situation for which I was uniquely qualified. The assignment gave me space to exercise my advanced level of
Sept. 1, 2022 LEAP Spotlight: Staff Sgt. Sagar Khadka "Being a multi-language capable Airman, LEAP has taught me how my own actions can have a positive or negative impact in the Air Force. I am constantly utilizing the knowledge and experiences I’ve gained through LEAP. During OAR, I quickly became deeply involved with advocating multiple aspects of
Aug. 31, 2022 LEAP Spotlight: Maj. Darrell Moyers "I leverage my skills and cultural understanding in ways that keep the U.S. as the preferred partner of choice in areas subject to influence by rival countries. Again, going back to understanding a language versus just knowing one, I can relate to partners in a way others cannot. As such, I can
Aug. 17, 2022 Congratulations to LEAP Scholars Promoted to Colonel Congratulations to the LEAP Scholars and Foreign Area Officers who were recently promoted to the rank of Colonel in four Line of the Air Force developmental categories: Cross Functional Operations; Combat Support; Nuclear and Missile Operations; and Air Operations and Special Warfare.
Aug. 16, 2022 AFCLC: Using Language, Regional Expertise, and Culture to Change the World The Air Force Culture and Language Center was officially born to fulfill a vision of a successful marriage of culture education and language training to deliberately develop within the General Purpose Force self-motivated, cross-culturally competent, and language-enabled service members with
Aug. 10, 2022 Language-Enabled Airmen Support Senior Enlisted Leader International Summit During a strategic gathering of senior enlisted leaders from more than 60 partner nations, a team of 14 Language Enabled Airman Program Scholars from the Air Force Culture and Language Center were on the ground ensuring communication and collaboration happened effectively.
Aug. 3, 2022 LEAP Spotlight: Maj. Mark Poppler “The skills I’ve learned through LEAP of integrating into various other cultures is the biggest thing I use in my everyday mission. It allows me to better understand the motivations, views, and customs of people I interact with to effectively communicate and work with people in general," French LEAP
