DLIFLC News
Room dedicated to student killed in car accident
The Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center dedicated a conference room in the Russian schoolhouse March 6, 2025, to Pfc. Maddie Fletcher, a Russian language student who was killed late last year in a hit-and-run. “Today, as we rename this conference room in her honor, we affirm that Maddie Fletcher’s ... Read More
Following in his grandfather’s footsteps
Spc. Dwight Matsukawa knew that his grandfather served in the military, but he didn’t pay much attention to the details ... Read More
A family of DLIFLC language graduates
It’s not every day that you come across a family of Chinese language graduates from the Defense Language Institute Foreign ... Read More
The 311th Air Force Training Squadron changes command
The 311th Training Squadron, part of the 517th Training Group, held a change of command ceremony July 20, welcoming Lt ... Read More
CAC general says communication is key
The Commanding General of the U.S. Army Combined Arms Center and Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, Lt. Gen. Milford Beagle, visited the ... Read More
The Singing Sifu
Language isn’t just a way to communicate, it’s a component of individual culture that makes it special, unique. One renowned ... Read More
Assistant Commandant change of command
Assistant Commandant Col. Jennifer L. Saraceno relinquished command to Col. Mark S. Jones, who will be taking charge of the ... 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
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
