Eighteen individuals naturalized

Eighteen individuals naturalized

By Natela Cutter Despite the global pandemic, a team from the San Jose office of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services traveled to the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center at the Presidio of Monterey to naturalize 18 individuals on June 25. “I am...
USMC at Presidio of Monterey changes command

USMC at Presidio of Monterey changes command

By Natela Cutter The Marine Corps Detachment at the Presidio of Monterey carried out a change of command June 12, in which Lt. Col. Jason Schermerhorn relinquished command to Lt. Col. Timothy Mayer, who will be taking charge of Marines who are studying a foreign...
From Myanmar to Monterey; CLD gets new director

From Myanmar to Monterey; CLD gets new director

By Natela Cutter DLIFLC Public Affairs Dr. Kimberly Osborne’s career has been anything but boring. Her jobs have taken her to such far-flung places as Afghanistan, Kosovo and Myanmar. Her vast experience in program planning and evaluation, media crisis management, and...
Provost award may open many doors

Provost award may open many doors

By Natela Cutter MONTEREY, Calif. – As fate would have it, Airman 1st class James Jacobson ended up emulating his father, by going to the same school and studying the same language in Monterey, California, some 23 years later. But on this occasion, Jacobson junior...
DLIFLC receives new Command Sergeant Major

DLIFLC receives new Command Sergeant Major

By Natela Cutter DLIFLC Public Affairs   MONTEREY, Calif. – After serving successfully at the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center for two years, Command Sgt. Major Ryan Ramsey relinquished his role as the institute’s most senior enlisted leader to...