MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, Ala. -- After a virtual selection board process in April, the Air Force Culture and Language Center selected 82 Cadets for the Language Enabled Airman Program. Of the 82 Cadets selected, 46 were chosen from the United States Air Force Academy and 36 from the Air Force Reserve Officers’ Training Corps in 11 languages. Eight selects will commission into the United States Space Force, while 74 will commission into the United States Air Force.
Participation in LEAP is voluntary and highly competitive. To become a LEAP scholar, cadets must demonstrate proficiency in a foreign language specified on the Air Force Strategic Language List, receive an endorsement from their unit commander, and compete via a board process. Selection to LEAP is based on applicants’ existing language proficiency, potential to achieve higher levels of language proficiency, and Department of the Air Force priority language requirements.
Below are the names of the 83 Cadets who are now members of LEAP. You can also watch our announcement video on AFCLC’s Facebook channel.
UNITED STATES SPACE FORCE
Chinese Mandarin
Moree, Justin
French
Peterson, Madison
Turner, Nolan
Wall, Lance
Korean
Choi, Ian
Kim, Kayla
Park, Geun
Spanish
Hulme, Kyle
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
Arabic-Modern Standard
Lawrence, Jacob
Chinese-Mandarin
Chen, Victor
Chui, Amy
Ding, Megan
Eddington, Reed
Fedorova, Nika
Kaczorowski, Kyle
Lasco, Max
Lidard, Christopher
Lin, Ashley
Long, Jackson
McAlister, Donoven
Mills, Elizabeth
Peters, Jenny
Phang, Zi
Singh, Lisa
Skaggs, Colby
Song, David
Woo, Colby
French
Arnold, Jason
Bertaud, Olivia
Bowling, Dylan
De Ros, Lino
Howe, Jillian
Johnson, Quinn
Kattman, Eleanor
Kersebet, Stella
Kmetz, Elliott
MacDonald, Hayden
Merisier, Olsmael
Tompkins, Darien
German
Anderson, Per
Holvey, Taylor
Nelson, Nathan
Italian
Sasson, Gabrielle
Valenti, Luca
Japanese
Alejandro, Kalen
Barrett, Jared
Cabonce, Michelle
Christensen, Hana
Fanuko Dagadu, Kai
Galeoto, Giovanni
Grimm, Kaitlyn
Hays, Thomas
Leggett-Murai, Kaito
Moise, Kieran
Nicholson, Margot
Popa, Nathaniel
Sanitate, James
Sartin, Reese
Schultz, Isaac
Shirakawa, Milan
Vernon, Jessica
Korean
Cho, Yong
Kim, Minjae
Park, Junhyung
Scott, Julia
Portuguese-Brazilian
Flenik Sabino, Agatha
Herrero, Sofia
Nieves, Madison
Russian
Bourne, Alliah
Cheater, Blake
Clark, Elizabeth
Collier, Ryan
Eilerman, Amanda
Key, Hunter
Schneider, Zion
Stedeford, Elijah
Zuercher, Julia
Spanish
Brzusek, Erin
Espinoza, Andrew
O’Keefe, Rhiannon
Wineland, Samantha
Vietnamese
Tran, Stephanie