DLIFLC News
DLIFLC takes on new commandant
After serving successfully for three years, Col. James Kievit relinquished command of the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center, Presidio of Monterey, California, to Col. Christy Whitfield July 2, 2024. The change of command ceremony was presided over by Maj. Gen. Richard Appelhans, commanding general of the U.S. Army Intelligence ... Read More
Board of Visitors offers recommendations
Eight members of the Board of Visitors, tasked with providing advice on matters related to the Defense Language Institute Foreign ... Read More
Chinese Flagship Capstone Program Graduates
The Defense Language and National Security Education Office celebrated the graduation of five students from the Chinese Flagship Domestic Immersion ... Read More
Air Force begins second pilot: Linguist Next
The Air Force began another iteration of a pilot foreign language program called Linguist Next which intends to graduate students ... Read More
TRADOC commanding general’s first visit to DLIFLC
The commanding general of the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command, Gen. Gary Brito, visited the Defense Language Institute Foreign ... Read More
DTRA graduates to face new challenges
Four students graduated from the Defense Threat Reduction Agency’s Interpreting Course for Russian language February 15, a high-level interpretation course ... Read More
229th Military Intelligence Battalion receives new leader
Command Sgt. Maj. Michael Suppes assumed his position as Command Sergeant Major of the 229th Military Intelligence Battalion in a ... Read More
Future FAOs learn important lessons
More than 150 officers and their spouses attended the Joint Foreign Area Officer Course held at the Defense Language Institute ... Read More
Survival tips for young female foreign area officers
At a recent course hosted at the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center and Presidio of Monterey, two prominent female ... Read More
DLI Foundation and Alumni Association hold homecoming
Nearly 40 Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center alumni, from the four branches of the services, attended a homecoming event ... Read More
DLIFLC celebrates Veterans Day
The Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center held a Veterans Day ceremony Wednesday, Nov. 10th on the upper Presidio of ... Read More
DLIFLC Airmen celebrate 75th anniversary
The 517th Training Group hosted the Presidio of Monterey's 75th Anniversary Air Force Ball in the historic Club Del Monte ... Read More
Army & Navy take Command Language Program and Language Professional of the Year
More than 200 individuals participated in the Advanced Command Language Program Manager workshop this year, held from Aug. 23 to ... Read More
DLIFLC commandant visits Goodfellow AFB
Col. James A. Kievit, Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center commandant, visited Goodfellow to discuss the continuation of training for ... Read More
Improving the linguist training pipeline
A multitude of high-level guests visited the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center June 30 to discuss in detail the ... Read More
Five Eye alliance visits DLIFLC
Members of the Five Eyes alliance, comprised of Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States, met ... Read More
Presidio holds Memorial Day Ceremony
DLIFLC held a Memorial Day ceremony at the Presidio of Monterey in person for the first time in two years, ... Read More
