Resiliency: Courage in the Arena

Resiliency: Courage in the Arena

By Tammy Cario  Over the last few years, resiliency has become a buzzword. Never more so than in 2020, thanks to a global pandemic that forced the entire world to adapt and change in often uncomfortable ways. It is now used everywhere to promote feel-good,...
From Air Force Airman to Space Force Guardian 

From Air Force Airman to Space Force Guardian 

By Tammy Cario  Recently, two former Airmen were sworn into the Space Force at the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center.   Former Staff Sgts. James Taylor and Isaac Pringle joined Chief Master Sgt. Matthew Robinson and Senior Master Sgt. Martha Burkhead,...
Being part of the solution

Being part of the solution

By Natela Cutter, DLIFLC Public Affairs The first thing one notices when walking into the vaccination site at the Presidio of Monterey is the calm, organized manner of operations. People are smiling and soft, cheerful pop music plays in the background while staff in...
Driven to succeed as a Boren Scholar

Driven to succeed as a Boren Scholar

By Tammy Cario Anna Sherman knew from a young age what she wanted to do. “I ended up doing this State Department funded national security scholarship twice while I was in high school,” she said. It was the National Security Language Initiative for Youth, a program run...
DLIFLC’s first all-virtual class graduates

DLIFLC’s first all-virtual class graduates

By Tammy Cario Things haven’t turned out exactly as Marine Lance Cpl. Marissa Dow planned since she walked into the recruiter’s office a few years ago. “The recruiter sold me on the values of the Marine Corps and then he asked me what I wanted to do. I wanted to do...