Jan. 8, 2021 LEAP Spotlight: TSgt Nikola Bozic, Capt Daniel Bergstresser, and Capt Victoria Villa Hundreds of Airmen across Joint Base San Antonio are currently enrolled in the Language Enabled Airman Program.
Oct. 21, 2020 LEAP Spotlight: 1st Lt Kent Romney “Although I had picked up Ukrainian from studying Russian and living in Ukraine for a couple of years, it was not until I enrolled into the Language Enabled Airman Program (LEAP) that I received any formal Ukrainian language study.
Oct. 21, 2020 LEAP Scholars on the Front Lines with COVID-19 Each year, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) track and investigate millions of cases of illnesses across the world. In late 2019, a novel coronavirus appeared in China, which had never been seen before and quickly blanketed the country.
Oct. 2, 2020 LEAP Spotlight: MSgt Oleksiy Redko “There are approximately 7,000 different languages and dialects in the world and thanks to my foreign background, I can freely communicate in three of them (English, Ukrainian, and Russian). However, during my involvement with the Language Enabled Airman Program (LEAP), I realized that there are
Sept. 3, 2020 LEAP Spotlight: Lt Kate Thormann “The Language Enabled Airman Program (LEAP) is an incredible program that will most definitely help shape U.S. relations with other countries and determine the U.S.’s competitive edge in the global arena.
Aug. 6, 2020 LEAP Spotlight: Capt Viktor Belov Capt Viktor Belov has been a Russian LEAP scholar since he was a 2d Lt. As a LEAP scholar, he increased his language proficiency through Language Intensive Training Events (LITEs) in Latvia and Ukraine as well as online language training through eMentor.
July 31, 2020 A Conversation with AFCLC’s Senior LEAP Scholar – Maj Gen Patrick Higby During its 10-year history, the Air Force Culture and Language Center’s (AFCLC) Language Enabled Airman Program (LEAP) has produced thousands of LEAP scholars utilized in exercises around the world.
June 25, 2020 LEAP Spotlight: Maj Evgenia Peduzzi We would like to congratulate our LEAP Scholar Maj Evgenia “Hazel” Peduzzi, who not only just promoted from Captain to Major on Friday, 29 May 2020, but she’s also about to begin her new job as Aide de Camp to the Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, Gen. Stephen W. Wilson, the second
June 25, 2020 LEAP Spotlight: SSgt Dainius Milingis “Being a Language Enabled Airman Program (LEAP) scholar has awarded me with multiple opportunities to serve in the United States Air Force beyond my primary career field as a logistician.
June 1, 2020 LEAP Spotlight: 2nd Lt Stephenie Reid One of 2nd Lt Stephenie Reid’s favorite quotes is from retired U.S. Army Gen. Colin Powell: “Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier.” According to Reid, “it encourages me to stay positive. I always try to remember the importance of having positivity and enthusiasm with others and oneself,
