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Colonel Thang Doan interacts with faculty during his tailored Commander's Pre-assignment Acculturation Course, or COMPAC, at Air University’s Culture and Language Center. The center provides intensive culture training to commanders before departing for overseas assignments. Doan is heading to Kadena Air Base, Japan, as the 18th Mission Support Group commander. (Air Force photo by William Birchfield)