DLIFLC News

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 Language Center and the Presidio of Monterey on March 9, for the first time since he has been in command ... Read More

New assistant commandant joins DLIFLC
Air Force Col. Jennifer Saraceno accepted responsibility as the assistant commandant of DLIFLC in a change of command ceremony held ... Read More

DLIFLC commandant relinquishes command
Col. Gary M. Hausman relinquished command of the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center to Col. James A. Kievit in ... Read More

New foreign area officers gather for training, networking event
More than 200 newly minted foreign area officers and their spouses descended on the Weckerling Center for the semi-annual joint ... Read More

Revamped Air Force FAO program gets a boost at DLIFLC
“All of us volunteered to serve,” said Pravecek, “and now we ask for volunteers to help build a new AFSC ... Read More

Military institutes host ‘Belt and Road’ training event
The Maxwell Air Force Base Language Training Detachment at Air University is hosting a ‘Belt and Road Initiative’ training event ... Read More

Rising to the challenge: equipping DLIFLC
Though technology will never replace face-to-face teaching, a part of what the pandemic has taught the Institute is that some ... Read More

“I have your back:” The importance of supplies in a pandemic
When the pandemic began raging last March and DLIFLC shut its doors, sending students, faculty and staff home to continue ... Read More

2021 Virtual Memorial Day Ceremony
Though the end of the pandemic is in sight, we prepared a virtual Memorial Day ceremony ... Read More

Resilience and heritage: Japanese American linguists during WWII
When you think of resiliency, what comes to your mind? There are a thousand answers to that question. One of ... Read More

Learning to fail
“Ask and seek advice,” Peterson said, “but there’s a time where you just have to get out there and take ... Read More

Arabic instructor becomes MLI of the year
“I love teaching,” says Army Staff Sgt. Aisha Bannat. “When I was told that my [college] graduation was on the ... Read More

Preparing Soldiers for the future with resiliency
“We’ve had a lot of folks who, with the pandemic and the stress of class, were feeling the effects and ... Read More

Mission essential: Taking care of yourself
However you choose to set boundaries and make yourself a priority is up to you. But it’s important to remember that neglecting yourself doesn’t ... Read More

Military communities rely on CALMED data-guru
Maj. Jody Brown is responsible for tracking more than 10,000 people. Most people would have panicked and hid their head ... Read More

Community matters on the battlefield and in life
“Resiliency is an everyday thing." Pascua said. "You learn resiliency everyday through PT. You learn mental resiliency through daily academics ... Read More

DLIFLC loses one of its own
The Presidio of Monterey’s 229th Military Intelligence Battalion held a memorial service for Spc. Ryan Tasso March 11, who had graduated from ... Read More