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

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 ... Read More

Institute releases trailer for 85th anniversary
The Public Affairs Office at the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center released a trailer for a documentary in the ... Read More

DLIFLC students and staff complete Norwegian march
A joint services group from the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center, composed of 28 students and staff from the ... Read More

Persian Farsi students learn more than just language
The Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center’s Persian Farsi school recently held an exercise for their students Nov. 7, 2024 ... Read More

Strengthening Strategic Alliances: West Point Partnership in Focus
The U.S. Military Academy at West Point visited the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center Oct. 24-25. The visit was ... Read More

Cleaning and preserving history for the future
By Cameron Binkley, DLIFLC historian, and Tammy Cario, Public Affairs For the first time since acquiring three panels of the ... Read More

Command Language Program Workshop marks 30th anniversary
More than 350 individuals participated in the 30th anniversary of the Advanced Command Language Program Manager Workshop held Sep. 10-12 ... Read More

DLIFLC takes on new commandant
After serving successfully for three years, Col. James Kievit relinquished command of the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center, Presidio ... Read More

Supreme Allied Commander Europe speaks at DLIFLC conference
Gen. Christopher Cavoli, Supreme Allied Commander Europe and Commander of U.S. European Command, spoke virtually to new Foreign Area Officers ... Read More

Language Training Detachments globally engage in SAAPM
Every April, the Department of Defense observes Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month, a chance to highlight the power of ... Read More

Navy detachment says goodbye to commander in ceremony
DLIFLC’s Cmdr. Matthew Dalton relinquished the helm of the Information Warfare Training Command Monterey to Cmdr. Miles G. Alvarez during ... Read More

Resiliency: no longer a one-size-fits-all solution
The Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center has faculty and staff from 93 different countries, a wide mix that brings ... Read More

Teaching the DLI way: Faculty Development Support
To uphold the highest standards in foreign language teaching, all new instructors at the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center ... Read More

Taking on the challenge of standardization
One of the leading efforts within the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center’s five-year strategic plan is the standardization of ... Read More

Air Force Senior Language Authority visits DLIFLC
Crystal Moore recently took a two-day tour of POM for the first time since being appointed a member of the ... Read More

From Moscow to Monterey: a linguistic odyssey
In the heart of America’s melting pot, Irina Anokhin stands as a testament to the power of language and the ... Read More