May 28, 2026 Intelligence Career Field Managers Visit 517th Training Group The U.S. Air Force intelligence career field management (CFM) team visited the 517th Training Group on May 12, 2026, to speak directly with the instructors, students, and leadership that train cryptologic linguists.
May 28, 2026 Intelligence Career Field Managers Visit 517th Training Group The U.S. Air Force intelligence career field management (CFM) team visited the 517th Training Group on May 12, 2026, to speak directly with the instructors, students, and leadership that train cryptologic linguists.
May 21, 2024 Language Day 2024: Celebrating Language and Culture The Presidio of Monterey, home to the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center, hosted its 72nd Annual Language Day. During Language Day, attendees immerse themselves into the foreign cultures of each school at DLIFLC and see students put their knowledge on display with informational
Sept. 28, 2022 Goodfellow | Photos: Air Force Russian linguist rehabs from quadriplegia Photo story of Airman 1st Class Lauren Arduser, 311th Training Squadron Russian language analyst rehabbing from quadriplegia
Aug. 23, 2022 Goodfellow | ‘I am the 1% that recovers’: Resilience standard set as Russian linguist fights quadriplegia “I would tell myself, ‘if I can move my toes, I can move my whole foot,” said Lauren. “I would allow myself to have those sad days, and then be incredibly stubborn the next day. This is a mind game, I can do it. I can move my entire body if I tell myself I can.”
July 28, 2022 17th TRW Member of the Month: Tech. Sgt. Jayson Franklin The Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center at Presidio of Monterey is responsible for training all Department of Defense linguists. The school provides courses for 14 languages with training ranging from 36 to 64 weeks.
July 13, 2022 DLIFLC commandant visits Goodfellow AFB Col. James A. Kievit, Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center commandant, visited Goodfellow to discuss the continuation of training for cryptologic linguists taking place throughout the 17th Training Wing, July 12.
May 13, 2022 The 517th Training Group hosts operational leaders Commanders, senior enlisted leaders, functional managers and other operational leaders gathered at the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center for the 517th Training Group’s VisitPalooza, May 10-12.
Jan. 24, 2022 Student becomes the teacher Sixty-four weeks or 2,240 hours of schoolwork is the average length of the Chinese mandarin class at the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center on the Presidio of Monterey, California.
June 11, 2021 311th TRS welcomes new commander The 311th Training Squadron conducted a change of command ceremony on Soldier Field at the Presidio of Monterey, June 4.