Language Day 2022 a success

Language Day 2022 a success

After a two year-hiatus the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center held Language Day, a traditional celebration of language and culture for students from the Institute and young high school foreign language students from around northern California. “I am...
Military Language Instructors receive badges, awards

Military Language Instructors receive badges, awards

“You are an incredibly important part of the [foreign language] learning process, alongside your civilian colleagues,” said DLIFLC Commandant Col. James Kievit, who presided over the awards ceremony. Military Language Instructors, or MLIs, are vital cogs in the wheel...
DLIFLC awards first BA degrees

DLIFLC awards first BA degrees

For the first time in the history of the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center, two graduates were awarded baccalaureate degrees in foreign language during a graduation ceremony held on Soldier Field on Thursday, April 7, 2022. Tech. Sgt. Joshua Miller,...
From the Historian: Choirs of the early language schools

From the Historian: Choirs of the early language schools

By Cameron Binkley, Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center Command Historian PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, Calif.  – During World War II, the Military Intelligence Service Language School, the predecessor of the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center...
New ombuds sees conflict as “way to grow”

New ombuds sees conflict as “way to grow”

Jennifer Champney says she is naturally one of those people that everyone talks to. “I have a sign written in indelible ink on my forehead that says, ‘I care, please talk to me.’ It apparently glows and sends out bat signals,” she says with a laugh. Champney, who goes...