The U.S. Army was founded on June 14, 1775, when the Continental Congress authorized enlistment of riflemen to serve the United Colonies for one year. The 14 June date is when Congress adopted “the American continental army” after reaching a consensus position in The Committee of the Whole.
A quarter century after 9/11: DLIFLC’s defining moment
Twenty-five years after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center can look back on a moment that fundamentally transformed its mission, resources and role in national security.
Just months before the attacks, newly appointed DLIFLC Commandant Col. Kevin Rice was confronting a series of seemingly unrelated challenges. The Institute faced mounting financial pressures, including soaring utility costs and an unfunded locality pay increase for faculty and staff.
