95 Cadets Selected for AFCLC’s Language Enabled Airman Program Published June 25, 2020 By AFCLC Outreach Team MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, Ala. -- After a virtual selection board process this spring due to COVID-19 restrictions, the Air Force Culture and Language Center selected 95 Airmen for the Language Enabled Airman Program out of 208 applicants. This year also marked the first year candidates were selected for LEAP from a branch other than the United States Air Force; seven of the LEAP selectees will eventually enter the United States Space Force. Participation in LEAP is voluntary and highly competitive. To become a LEAP scholar, Airmen must demonstrate proficiency in a foreign language specified on the Air Force Strategic Language List, receive an endorsement from their unit commander, and compete via a board process. Selection to LEAP is based on applicants’ existing language proficiency, potential to achieve higher levels of language proficiency, and Air Force language requirements. AFCLC is proud to announce the following Airmen who met these requirements and are now members of this career-spanning program: ARABIC MODERN STANDARD Hofmann, Benjamin, 2d Lt Sedej, Owen, 2d Lt Smith, Cameron, 2d Lt Viviano, Maria, 2d Lt CHINESE MANDARIN Anderson, Bryan, 2d Lt Baird, Madison, Cadet Cheng, Bi Wen, Cadet Chu, Chipu, 2d Lt Clode, Ester, Cadet Gentle, Samuel, 2d Lt Hale, Wesley, Cadet Hawkley, Cooper, Cadet Heydinger, Jacob, 2d Lt Kim, Samuel, 2d Lt Mattson, Trey, Cadet Peterson, David, 2d Lt Porter, Stephany, Cadet Rohrer, Mary, 2d Lt Scheibner, Katherine, 2d Lt* Strom, Kailie, Cadet Susuico, Fred, 2d Lt Wong, Allison, 2d Lt Zheng, David, Cadet* FRENCH Abubaker, Youssef, 2d Lt Amico, Marcus, 2d Lt Arnaud, Antoine, 2d Lt Brosoto, Franchette, Cadet Devarennes, Abby, 2d Lt Heard, Joseph, 2d Lt Hockensmith, Makenzie, 2d Lt Jonasen, Colin, 2d Lt Kang, Inkoo, Cadet Landwehr, Helen, 2d Lt Linso, Daniel, 2d Lt Mataitusi, Jared, 2d Lt Miller, Katelyn, 2d Lt Sisti, Michael, Cadet Tran, Quynh, Cadet Vaughan, Andres, Cadet Veideman, Daniel, Cadet Wilson, Madison, 2d Lt Wollman, Yann, Cadet* GERMAN Arenson, Myles, 2d Lt Bellas, Alexandria, 2d Lt Bonner, Emma, 2d Lt Del Pinto, Luke, Cadet McLaughlin, Michael, 2d Lt Nickle, Mackenzie, 2d Lt* Press, Kristen, 2d Lt Smith, Benjamin, 2d Lt* JAPANESE Aoyama, Shinryu, 2d Lt Baac, Ann, Cadet Bradley, Zachary, 2d Lt Cox, McKenna, 2d Lt* Kendall, Yuuta, 2d Lt Laurel, Jake, 2d Lt Londono Heano, Juanita, 2d Lt Ly, Camaren, 2d Lt* Martin, Brett, 2d Lt Shu, Benjamin, 2d Lt Weimer, Natasha, 2d Lt Winters, Ashton, Cadet KOREAN Lee, Ester, Cadet Min, Esther, 2d Lt PERSIAN-FARSI (IRANIAN) Dakic, Milovan, Cadet PORTUGUESE BRAZILIAN Pittman, Olivia, 2d Lt RUSSIAN Andrews, Robert, Cadet Beane, Nicholas, 2d Lt Bowen, Justin, 2d Lt Culbertson, Julie, 2d Lt DeGeorge, Tara, 2d Lt Doudnikoff, Letai, 2d Lt Fowler, Eve, 2d Lt Schoeberlein, Raphael, Cadet SPANISH Alvarez-Martinez, Joffre, Cadet Beigelman, John, Cadet Brown, Colby, 2d Lt Cabrera, Jadzia, Cadet Cummings, Jesica, Cadet Gonzalez, Fernanda, 2d Lt Hollenbeck, Lee, 2d Lt King, Lawrence, 2d Lt Kintz, Austin, 2d Lt Lescas, Gianna, 2d Lt Lunaas, Brynn, 2d Lt Newman, William, 2d Lt Quinones-Ocasio, Joseph, Cadet Rodriguez, Sierra, 2d Lt Smith, Curtis, 2d Lt Underhill, Sean, 2d Lt Zelaya, Angel, 2d Lt SWAHILI Van Velson, Austin, Cadet UKRAINIAN Benedict, Lauren, 2d Lt Kaminski, David, 2d Lt URDU Bombero, Joshua, 2d Lt *Denotes United States Space Force