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Jan. 31, 2025
Airman seeks to strengthen partnerships through language program

A multilingual 66th Comptroller Squadron noncommissioned officer recently joined the Air Force Language Enabled Airman Program, or LEAP, which provides opportunities for Airmen to support military partnerships worldwide.
Oct. 31, 2024
LEAP opens to select ANG AFSCs

The AFCLC has announced that the LEAP has been authorized to board and select Air National Guard members.
Dec. 19, 2023
USAF, RCAF strengthen partnership through EPME exchange initiative

The United States Air Force and the Royal Canadian Air Force recently demonstrated their commitment to a strong partnership through the Enlisted Professional Military Education, or EPME, exchange initiative.
Dec. 15, 2023
AFCLC releases ‘Introduction to the Philippines’ course on mobile app

The Air Force Culture and Language Center recently released an “Introduction to the Philippines” course on its free Culture Guide mobile app – one of 10 Department of the Air Force-certified courses available via the app and the myLearning platform.
Oct. 24, 2023
LEAP: The solution to language, culture barriers in large-scale military exercises

The program serves as a force multiplier throughout the DoD with a bench of more than 3,400 multi-capable, language-enabled Airmen who have proficiencies in language, regional expertise and culture across 97 strategic languages.
Aug. 21, 2023
Language-enabled Airmen help facilitate trilateral agreement with Peru, Air Forces Southern, West Virginia National Guard

Members of the Language Enabled Airman Program helped facilitate a groundbreaking initiative during the 2023 Peru Air Staff Talks by bridging communication gaps and minimizing language barriers.
June 27, 2023
Language-enabled Airmen strengthen commitment to regional Allies

Two Japanese Language Enabled Airman Program Scholars worked alongside U.S. Air Force airfield experts to advance a free and open Indo-Pacific through the exchange of skills with the Japan Air Self-Defense Force and Royal Australian Air Force partners during Exercise Cope North 2023 (CN23), which
June 7, 2023
ACE course prepares Airmen for strategic engagements in Indo-Pacific

The Air Force Culture and Language Center partnered with the Air Force Special Operations School and Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center on an agile combat employment course.
Feb. 3, 2023
Air Force language supports strengthens global health alliance with African partners

Mutually beneficial alliances and partnerships are an enduring U.S. strength and are critical to achieving United States Air Force objectives. French Language Enabled Airman Program Scholar Master Sgt. Dieudonne Batawila recently supported the Office of the Command Surgeon USAFE-AFAFRICA in
Nov. 2, 2022
Multilingual Leadership: Speaking the Language, Airmanship, and Partnership

Several Language Enabled Airman Program Scholars and Foreign Area Officers recently supported exercise RELAMPAGO VII with the South Carolina Air National Guard. This exercise focused on training techniques, tactics, and procedures to strengthen interoperability between the United States and