Life after a Ph.D.

Life after a Ph.D.

By Tammy Cario With fluency in two foreign languages, a Ph.D. in music arts and a possible Officer Training School appointment in his future, you might think that Airman 1st Class Toan Tran likes to learn. “That’s what my mom says,” laughed Tran. You and his mother...
A friendship reconnected at DLIFLC

A friendship reconnected at DLIFLC

By Tammy Cario “You started 50 years ago last week,” Jerry Spivey said to Vincent “Vinnie” Zinck who was sitting across a classroom full of students at the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center Jan. 14, “and I started September or October of ‘68.” Despite...
Top Army attaché to China gives advice to FAOs

Top Army attaché to China gives advice to FAOs

By Natela Cutter The U.S. Army’s senior defense attaché at the American Embassy in Beijing, China had a few things to share with newly-minted Foreign Area Officers who are attending a week-long joint FAO course hosted by the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language...
Spc. Lingo retires from DLIFLC, embarks on new mission

Spc. Lingo retires from DLIFLC, embarks on new mission

By Natela Cutter Spc. Lingo retired from the Army Dec. 6, after three years of faithful service to the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center as the institute’s mascot. On the day of his retirement, Lingo received a certificate that officially...
Brazilian Army Language Center officers visit DLIFLC

Brazilian Army Language Center officers visit DLIFLC

By Natela Cutter Two members of the Brazilian Army Language Center visited the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center Oct. 22-26, to gain knowledge about the inner workings of one of the largest foreign language schools in the nation. Lt. Col. Sergio...
15,000th Associate of Arts degree awarded

15,000th Associate of Arts degree awarded

The Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center awarded its 15,000th Associate of Arts degree on Oct. 25, 2018, marking an impressive milestone for the Institute’s regionally accredited degree program. “Having this degree enhances our...