Portuguese LEAP Scholars fortify warfighting readiness with allies around the world

1st Lt. Aliyah Brown, Logistics Readiness Officer and Portuguese language LEAP Scholar, 735th Air Mobility Squadron, Hickam Air Force Base, interprets the application of Fiber Reinforced Polymer to Portuguese Air Force partners while participating in a LEAP-ACE course at Morón Air Base Spain, 4 February 2025. Conveying US civil engineering techniques in the partner’s native language proved pivotal for accelerating the pace of instruction and enhancing partner interoperability.

Partner-Centric Approaches to Security Cooperation

Published April 24, 2026
By DSCU

To what extent does partner nation political will, absorptive capacity, and institutional analysis influence Security Cooperation strategy, planning, and resource decisions?

McWhirter, Maj. Matthew, "United States Embassy Operations in Security Cooperation: Assisting UAE Stabilization Efforts in the MENA," ACSC elective paper (Peace and Stability Operations), 2019, 14 pgs.
Moncier, Lt. Col. Benjamin S., "The Least Worst Reality: Responsibly Ensuring Partner Conflict Civilian Casualty Mitigation," GCPME thesis, 2023, 37 pgs.