DLIFLC commandant visits Goodfellow AFB

DLIFLC commandant visits Goodfellow AFB

By Senior Airman Michael Bowman, 17th Training Wing Public Affairs GOODFELLOW AIR FORCE BASE, Texas — Col. James A. Kievit, Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center commandant, visited Goodfellow to discuss the continuation of training for cryptologic...
Improving the linguist training pipeline

Improving the linguist training pipeline

A multitude of high-level guests visited the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center June 30 to discuss in detail the foreign language linguist training pipeline and lifelong learning opportunities that may increase proficiency scores and affect retention....
Five Eye alliance visits DLIFLC

Five Eye alliance visits DLIFLC

Members of the Five Eyes alliance, comprised of Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States, met at the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center June 28. FVEY is a longstanding intelligence alliance among English speaking nations...
Presidio holds Memorial Day Ceremony

Presidio holds Memorial Day Ceremony

DLIFLC held a Memorial Day Ceremony at the Presidio of Monterey in person for the first time in two years, with all four branches of the military and the Coast Guard present on Soldier Field May 26. “For many of us, today is a particularly haunting day that carries...
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...