News

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.
June 16, 2022
Pride Month Spotlight: Tech. Sgt. Alexandria Holder

June is federally recognized as Pride Month. The 17th Training Wing recognizes and celebrates the LGBTQ+ community, its diversity, and how our members make the force stronger. Each week in June, the 17th TRW highlights service members of different backgrounds and experiences. This week we highlight
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.
Oct. 18, 2019
Planning for the future of learning

Presidio of Monterey, Calif. is taking the initiative with the Foreign Language Design Sprint and digging deeper into the science of learning to help improve the way their students learn.