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,...
Maj. Gen. Tony Hale joins in on holiday cheer

Maj. Gen. Tony Hale joins in on holiday cheer

On the last day of classes before Holiday Block Leave, Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center students were already in vacation mode, with plenty of holiday cheer, song, dance and good food to go around. Maj. Gen. Tony Hale, the commanding general of the...
Four new members inducted into the Hall of Fame

Four new members inducted into the Hall of Fame

By Natela Cutter The Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center held a Hall of Fame induction ceremony Nov. 5, welcoming four new members and simultaneously marking 80 years since the inception of the Institute. The selectees for 2021 are: retired Air Force...