19 Dec 2019

When Busy Schedules Get in the Way

Finding an educational program with flexibility to wait for an applicant is nearly impossible, according to Capt. Huston Matheus. So imagine his surprise when he discovered the Air Force Culture and Language Center’s Language Enabled Airman Program would wait for him and his busy schedule?

4 Dec 2019

AFCLC’s Bangladesh Expeditionary Culture Field Guide Available Now

The Air Force Culture and Language Center at Air University’s latest Expeditionary Culture Field Guides has been released. This month, Bangladesh has been added to the Center’s growing collection of field guides.

3 Dec 2019

LEAP Scholars Forge New Ground during SOUTHAM Conference

The Language Enabled Airmen Program develops foreign language and cross-cultural skills in Airmen who can better support the application of airpower through strengthening partnerships and interoperability.

1 Nov 2019

251 Active Duty Airmen Selected for AFCLC’s Language Enabled Airman Program

After a rigorous selection board process this summer, the Air Force Culture and Language Center selected 251 Airmen for the Language Enabled Airman Program. The Active Duty selection board and AFCLC received a record number of more than 1,200 applications for the program.

22 Oct 2019

“GANs and Deepfakes”: AFCLC faculty dig into research elective at SOS

AU's SOS students in the AU Research Elective briefed Mr. Joseph McDade Jr, the SES Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff in HAF/A8, on their work regarding the threat of Generative Adversarial Networks and Deepfakes.

22 Oct 2019

From LEAP Scholar to STEM Hero

For Capt. Jorge Díaz, persistence and patience were crucial once he decided to apply to the Language Enabled Airmen Program. He missed more than one application deadline, but he also knew LEAP was the key to career success down the road. He kept trying.

22 Oct 2019

AFCLC’s Czech Republic Expeditionary Culture Field Guide available now

The Air Force Culture and Language Center at Air University’s latest Expeditionary Culture Field Guides has been released. This past month, Czech Republic has been added to the center’s growing collection of field guides.

20 Sep 2019

Remove the Earpieces: LEAP Scholar Conquers Barriers

“I was on vacation the week prior in the Dominican Republic when my boss called and asked if I’d be able to fly to El Salvador that weekend and brief the Chief of Staff of the Air Force.” Hiding her nervous energy, 1st Lt. Lorrayne Kealty replied, “of course, no problem.”

27 Aug 2019

LEAP scholar shares his journey from humble beginnings in Korea to Air Force flight nurse

Air Force Major Michael Yim remembers his early days in the United States vividly. At just 15, his family relocated from their home in Korea to Virginia. It was a long journey that came with some harsh realities for the Korean-born teenager now living in the U.S. “I just remember getting here and thinking we looked different, we talked different, and we ate different,” Yim said. “I was made aware of my differences right away.”

12 Aug 2019

Storyteller—Life is an opportunity—don’t waste it

“Hey, your mom drank poison, and they are taking her to the hospital.” Those were the words Staff Sgt. Gopal Pudasaini, 21st Medical Operations Squadron family health clinic patient advocate, heard as he was in the middle of a school exam in a small village near Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal. Pudasaini started running. Sharp gravel stabbed into his bare feet, but his panic, fear and anger fueled him to run through the pain.