Jan. 23, 2026 314 Active Duty Officers and Enlisteds Selected for Language Enabled Airman Program Following a rigorous selection board process last summer, the Air Force Culture and Language Center selected 314 Airmen and Guardians in 39 languages from 1,542 applications for the Language Enabled Airman Program. Of the 1,290 eligible applications, 153 officers and 161 enlisted were accepted,
Sept. 30, 2025 10th Annual AU LREC Symposium Puts Warfighter Readiness Front and Center For the 10th anniversary of the Air University Language, Regional Expertise, and Culture Symposium, 5-7 November, the Air Force Culture and Language Center will celebrate a decade of warfighter readiness, strengthening strategic partnerships worldwide, and prioritizing interoperability by enabling
Nov. 1, 2024 Governor declares November as Alabama’s Second Annual LREC Month Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey declared November as Alabama’s Second Annual Language, Regional Expertise, and Culture Month in honor of the 9th Annual Air University LREC Symposium, which will take place at Maxwell Air Force Base on 13-15 November 2024. Language, regional expertise, and culture education are
Feb. 13, 2020 "The Air Force Starts Here" podcast features the Language Enabled Airman Program A deep dive inside the Language Enabled Airman Program is the focus of the latest episode of "The Air Force Starts Here," released Feb. 11, 2020.
Feb. 6, 2020 Speaking Air-Forcefully: Defining “Cage / Re-Cage” When you finished getting spun up on gyroscopes and Air Force slang, you probably thought, “This information really re-caged my assumptions!” Actually, unless you’re in the Air Force, especially in the flying business, you are unlikely to use the word “re-cage.” The first time I heard this highly
July 1, 2019 Speaking Air Force-fully When I began working for the Air Force Culture and Language Center as a Subject Matter Expert in Culture (aka SME, pronounced like Capt Hook’s clownish pirate boatswain), I recognized that I was immersing myself in a culture that was fairly new to me – that of the United States Air Force. I quickly
April 2, 2019 Air University and AFCLC hosted the fourth annual AU LREC Symposium Air University’s Air Force Culture and Language Center welcomed more than 300 participants to the fourth annual Language, Regional Expertise and Culture Symposium here, from March 27 – 29.This year’s theme was “inter {culture} operability”, which was taken from the 2018 National Defense Strategy to
Feb. 26, 2019 Five reasons you should attend Air University’s Language, Regional Expertise and Culture (LREC) Symposium From interactive panels to the in-depth cultural discussions, Air University’s annual Language, Regional Expertise, and Culture (LREC) Symposium sets the tone for the future of LREC and the Air Force. Each year, some of the biggest names in the LREC community gather at Maxwell Air Force Base to
Dec. 7, 2018 Register now for Air University’s 4th annual LREC Symposium! Registration is now open for Air University’s 4th annual Language, Regional Expertise and Culture (LREC) Symposium.
Oct. 24, 2018 Call for proposals: Take part in Air University’s LREC Symposium! The Air Force Culture and Language Center is seeking presenters and proposals for Air University’s 4th annual Language, Regional Expertise and Culture (LREC) symposium. The symposium provides a platform for academic exchange on topics specific to culture and language education in the military. This
