Education and Training
DLIELC graduates first Coast Guard recruits
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas –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. Seamen Pedro Juan Perez Torres and Madelin Germosen Santos attended...
DLIELC hosts first female Lebanese air traffic controller
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas — Airman Maria Abou Daher Maalouf from the Lebanese Air Force is the first female air traffic controller from her country to attend the Defense Language Institute English Language Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland for English language training...
DLIELC manager ensures smooth partner nation in-country English language training
By Senior Airman Krystal Wright 502nd ABW Public Affairs Approximately one-third of all international military members from around the globe who come to the U.S. for training begin here at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland at the Defense Lan-guage Institute English Learning Center, known as...
DLIELC Pilots Virtual Training Team Program with Puerto Rico
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas -- To continue partner nation support across combatant commands and execute the global security cooperation mission amidst a global pandemic the Defense Language Institute English Language Center piloted a one-week virtual training team program with...
DSCU Security Cooperation Organization NESA Center Orientation and Regional Briefing
On Tuesday, February 27, 2024, the Near East South Asia (NESA) Center for Strategic Studies welcomed 18 students from the Defense Security Cooperation University’s (DSCU) seven-week Security Cooperation Organization (SCO) Operations Course. Academic Dean Roger Kangas, supported by Assistant...
Executive Seminar: Changing Regional Security Dynamics in the MENA Region
From 3–7 June 2024, in partnership with the Policy Center for the New South, the Near East South Asia (NESA) Center for Strategic Studies held an executive seminar in Rabat, Morocco. The seminar aimed to address the principal challenges facing Middle Eastern nations, exploring diverse...
Executive Seminar: Strategic Power Competition in a Multipolar World
From 5–16 December 2022, the Near East South Asia (NESA) Center for Strategic Studies hosted an Executive Seminar (ES) titled “Strategic Power Competition in a Multipolar World.” The virtual seminar’s focus on strategic power competition helped define what “global power” and “competition” mean...
Faculty Development – Specialized Subject Matter Expert Support Workshop
From 7-17 October 2024, the Near East South Asia (NESA) Center for Strategic Studies delivered a faculty development workshop in Washington, D.C., for the Saudi Armed Forces Joint Command and Staff College. NESA Center Academic Advisor Andrea Brewington designed and led the workshop with...
FY25 SCO Handbook/catalog now available
The DLIELC FY25 Security Cooperation Officer handbook/catalog is now available under the publications tab. In addition to the handbook/catalog, there is a seperate order form extract. Since 1954, the Defense Language Institute English Language Center (DLIELC) has performed its mission to...
Georgian Defense Minister addresses Multinational Non-Commissioned Officer workshop.
Tbilisi, Georgia, March 19, 2019 - In remarks opening the event, Minister Levan Izoria emphasized the value of the workshop, underlined the necessity for professional NCO education and highlighted the progress Georgia has made in this regard. Organized by the Partnership for Peace Consortium...
iFEST 2021
iFEST 2021 Online Conference Mark your calendars for 31 August – 2 September to join us virtually for iFEST 2021. A year of dramatic shifts in online education and training have made iFEST 2021 a must-participate conference for the distributed learning community. iFEST brings together...
International Correspondent Speaks at DIILS Resident Course
DIILS was pleased to have Ms. Jane Ferguson, a multi-award winning international correspondent, author, and professor of journalism, with significant experience covering conflict, disasters, and major news events, provide a presentation on “Journalists in Conflict Zones: Access, Transparency...
International Innovations in the Classroom @ I/ITSEC 2018
By Gheorghe (Gigi) Roman, ADL Colonel (USAF) Timothy Dreifke, Commandant of the NATO School Oberammergau (NSO), was invited to take part in the Signature Event Panel of the International Innovations in the Classroom at the annual Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation, and Education...
International Innovations in the Classroom @ I/ITSEC 2018
By Gheorghe (Gigi) Roman, ADL Colonel (USAF) Timothy Dreifke, Commandant of the NATO School Oberammergau (NSO), was invited to take part in the Signature Event Panel of the International Innovations in the Classroom at the annual Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation, and Education...
International Team Supports Ukraine Operation Active Endeavor Training
EUCOM International Operations Officer, Major Nathan Kearns (USAF) recently led a DIILS team which included members of the US Coast Guard, a team member from the Greek Navy, and U.S. Navy members from EUCOM and Sixth Fleet as they assisted the Ukraine in its efforts to address Law of the Sea...
Iraqi General Officer Capstone Seminar II
From23 August – 1 September 2022, the Near East South Asia Center’s professional military education (PME) team conducted the second iteration of the CAPSTONE strategic leader education program for a select audience of rising Iraqi senior leaders. The seminar was held in Washington, D.C.,...
Japanese Crew Chiefs Seek 2/2 OPI Scores to Maintain Osprey
By Joyce Tupola Specialized English Instructor It’s a bird…it’s a plane…it’s a helicopter! Actually, when you google “osprey,” it’s all three. In the world of Aviation, the Ospreys are a combination of a fixed wing plane and a rotary wing helicopter, which is why it is named...
JMO PROFESSOR LEADS DIILS MISSION TRAINING DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO MILITARY
DIILS instructor in DRC, speaking through an interpreter, discussesinternational legal norms. NEWPORT, R.I. - Joint Military Operations Professor Navy Captain Kevin Brew returned recently from leading a 2-week mission to train the armed forces of the Democratic Republic of the...
Kazakhstan introduces logistics course into military education
Astana, Kazakhstan (Jan 14, 2016) – Since 2007, Kazakhstan has been transforming its military education system through the Defense Education Enhancement Program (DEEP). In their latest milestone under DEEP cooperation, the Kazakhstan National Defense University has announced that starting in...
Kazakhstan Leading the Way in Defense Education
GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (Jan 27, 2015) – If you walk the halls of Kazakhstan’s National Defense University (NDU) you will see a defense education institution amidst a remarkable transformation. The transformation is through theDefense Education Enhancement Program (DEEP), a close...