DLIFLC News

Resiliency: no longer a one-size-fits-all solution

Resiliency: no longer a one-size-fits-all solution

The Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center has faculty and staff from 93 different countries, a wide mix that brings with it a variety of cultures with unique characteristics and habits. Throw in the U.S. military staff and students, which has its own brand of idiosyncrasies, and you get a ... Read More
Commandant says farewell at faculty potluck luncheon

Commandant says farewell at faculty potluck luncheon

More than 150 faculty and staff of the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center said farewell to Col. David K ... Read More
C Co., 229MI changes command

C Co., 229MI changes command

Captain Shawn Zima assumed command of Charlie Co., 229th Military Intelligence Battalion, from Capt. Austin Holdridge on Soldier Field at ... Read More
CALMED trains for life flight

CALMED trains for life flight

California Shock Trauma Air Rescue (CALSTAR) gave an orientation and overview of one of their helicopters at California State University ... Read More
Institute welcomes new assistant commandant

Institute welcomes new assistant commandant

Colonel Ginger Wallace relinquished responsibility of her position as assistant commandant at the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center… ... Read More
From the Korean War to K-pop, Korean speech contest has it all

From the Korean War to K-pop, Korean speech contest has it all

The Korean School at the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center, Presidio of Monterey, California, held the 13th Annual Korean ... Read More
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense recognizes importance of linguists

Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense recognizes importance of linguists

The Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center welcomed Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Readiness, Daniel P. Feehan, to the… ... Read More
311th Training Squadron changes command

311th Training Squadron changes command

Lt. Col. Thomas Coakley relinquished command of the 311th Training Squadron to Lt. Col. James “Brian” McCullough during a change ... Read More
DLIFLC Commandant teaches FAOs how to navigate through careers

DLIFLC Commandant teaches FAOs how to navigate through careers

Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center Commandant, Col. David Chapman, told a group of Foreign Area Officers in training June ... Read More
Studying Russian in the European Union

Studying Russian in the European Union

When the political situation became heated in the Ukraine in late 2013, the U.S. Embassy in Riga, Latvia, received an ... Read More
DLIFLC language students get a taste of Morocco

DLIFLC language students get a taste of Morocco

Lance Cpl. Paul Smith never imagined that one of his most challenging language instructors would be a two-year-old. In fact, ... Read More
California Medical Detachment changes command

California Medical Detachment changes command

Col. Rex A. Berggren relinquished command of the California Medical Detachment to Lt. Col. Bill A. Soliz during a ceremony ... Read More
DLIFLC students win in annual Russian essay contest

DLIFLC students win in annual Russian essay contest

Six Russian language students at the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center received awards from the American Council of Teachers ... Read More