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Swim routine turns into lifesaving mission for DLIELC student
January 11, 2023 — Korean student, Lieutenant Ha, who recently graduated from the Defense Language Institute English Language Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, tested his skills during an everyday workout routine at the Skylark Aquatic Center in December... MORE

DLIELC graduates first Coast Guard recruits
November 29, 2022 — The journey is just beginning for two United States Coast Guard recruits who joined U.S. Army Echo Company to study English at the Defense Language Institute English Language Center... MORE

Coast Guard recruits join DLIELC’s Echo Company for English Language Training
September 27, 2022 — The first five Coast Guard recruits to train with the Defense Language Institute English Language Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland are honing their English skills over the next 10-24 weeks alongside the DLIELC’s U.S. Army Echo Company... MORE

Coast Guard recruits train at Defense Language Institute English Language Center
September 13, 2022 — U.S. Coast Guard recruits began instruction at the Defense Language Institute English Language Center as part of the Army's Echo Company at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Aug. 30... MORE

Five international dignitaries added to DLIELC Wall of Fame
May 9, 2022 — The names of five dignitaries were added to the International Wall of Fame in a ceremony at the Defense Language Institute English Language Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland April 29... MORE

37th Training Wing announces first quarter award winners
May 9, 2022 — The first quarter awards ceremony took on a tropical beach flair at the Inter-American Air Forces Academy hangar at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland April 29... MORE

Why Afghan refugees met 37th Training Wing instructors
April 6, 2022 — The wind whipped sand across her face and a generator hummed in the background as Davina Farrell stepped off the plane. It was October 2021, and Farrell, an English as a Second Language/English as a Foreign Language instructor, and seven of her colleagues, had a mission... MORE

37th Training Wing names 2021 annual awards winners
March 9, 2022 — The 37th Training Wing recognized its top award winners for 2021 at a luncheon at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Feb. 11... MORE

DLIELC holds Democratic Republic of Congo promotion ceremony
December 3, 2021 — In a unique and unprecedented ceremony, five military members from the Democratic Republic of Congo were promoted Nov. 2 at the Defense Language Institute English Language Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland... MORE

Defense Language Institute English Language Center recognizes National Hispanic Heritage Month
September 17, 2021 — National Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15. This month in the United States recognizes the contributions and influence of Hispanic Americans to the history, culture, and achievements of the United States... MORE

New Second Air Force commander tours Gateway Wing
August 24, 2021 — The Gateway Wing recently had the opportunity to showcase its mission and people last week to provide the new Second Air Force commander a close-up and in-depth look into the 37th Training Wing mission... MORE

Air Force invites community to serve as ambassadors to international students
August 24, 2021 — The Defense Language Institute English Language Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland is inviting members of the community to join their AMIGO sponsor program. ... MORE

DLIELC welcomes alumnus Hungarian Air Chief
August 2, 2021 — Historically, the Defense Language Institute English Language Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland hosts about 100 international visits every year. These visits welcome high-ranking individuals from all over the world, all in support of the Department of Defense’s mission and security cooperation goals... MORE

DLIELC supports upcoming Puerto Rico Project Language
June 2, 2021 — In 1975, the Defense Language Institute English Language Center began providing English-language training and cultural immersion to U.S. Army trainees who were permanent residents or U.S. citizens from English-as-a-second language communities... MORE

DLIELC mobile training team support to Southeast Asia moves forward
May 26, 2021 — The Defense Language Institute English Language Center re-engaged its support of the Indo-Pacific strategy in early April 2021 by deploying Mobile Training Teams to the Vietnam Ministry of National Defense Center for Student Management and Advanced Officer Training (Unit 871) in Hanoi, and the Royal Thai Military Academies and Language Institutes in Bangkok, Thailand... MORE

DLIELC: Fighting through a pandemic
April 29, 2021 — The COVID-19 pandemic is having -- and continues to have -- a devastating effect on the world. It is a global struggle that has touched the livelihoods of many regardless of any factor that would usually be identified as a difference... MORE

37th TRW Rising VI council hosts first immersion tour
March 25, 2021 — The 37th Training Wing Rising VI Council has an ambitious agenda, despite being formed less than a year ago. Several of its members and other base personnel participated in the council’s first immersion tour March 18 in the hopes of being able to network with all mission partners... MORE

DLIELC state-of-the-art labs give international students authentic experience
March 16, 2021 — Three Chadian Air Force personnel are the first Defense Language Institute English Language Center students to take advantage of the newest curriculum at DLIELC. This curriculum, pairing the latest virtual reality and artificial intelligence technology, aims to familiarize international students with English communications during aviation scenarios... MORE

'Fight Through' appropriate theme for 2020 37th TRW annual awards
March 9, 2021 — The 37th Training Wing annual awards for 2020 took place March 5 after Winter Storm Uri forced a two-week delay of the ceremony. The ceremony – part virtual and part in-person – had the appropriate theme of “Fight Through.” ... MORE

Lieutenants at DLIELC first women in Chadian air force to become pilots
December 29, 2020 — A journey begins with a single step, but for two lieutenants from the Republic of Chad air force, that first step was more than 7,100 miles from home... MORE