Honoring Language Legends: DLIFLC’s Hall of Fame

Honoring Language Legends: DLIFLC’s Hall of Fame

While fame may be fleeting for most, at the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center, the Hall of Fame pays homage to those individuals who have indelibly influenced foreign language training, military linguists, public service and international diplomacy...
The ‘Rocky Balboa’ of DLIFLC – Leon Panetta

The ‘Rocky Balboa’ of DLIFLC – Leon Panetta

If there was ever a championship fighter, a true Rocky Balboa, for the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center, you wouldn’t need to look any further than Leon E. Panetta. “The Defense Language Institute [Foreign Language Center] is critical for our...
Following in his grandfather’s footsteps

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. All of that changed when Dwight graduated from the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center with honors on Sept. 7. “Spc. Matsukawa, the...
A family of DLIFLC language graduates

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 Language Center. This is precisely the case with the Helmen family. On Sept. 7, Cpl. Caleb Helmen graduated from the Chinese Mandarin...