by Natela Cutter | Sep 19, 2023 | News
When Spc. JoAnn Naumann enlisted in the Army, she just wanted to be a linguist, learn the Arabic language, get her clearance, and get out. Her story turned out to be much more interesting. “The person you see here today is the result of a failed plan – but in an...
by Natela Cutter | Sep 14, 2023 | News
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...
by Natela Cutter | Sep 12, 2023 | News
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...
by Natela Cutter | Jul 25, 2023 | News
The 311th Training Squadron, part of the 517th Training Group, held a change of command ceremony July 20, welcoming Lt. Col. Noah Tam to the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center and bidding farewell to outgoing commander Lt. Col. William Taylor. The...
by Natela Cutter | Jul 18, 2023 | News
The Commanding General of the U.S. Army Combined Arms Center and Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, Lt. Gen. Milford Beagle, visited the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center and Presidio of Monterey for the first time July 17. Beagle observed two Korean language...
