DLIFLC Globe Fall 2010

Become a DLIFLC fan on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Monterey-CA/Defense-Language-Institute-Foreign-Language-Center/203259777762 Inside Page 1 From the Top Page 2 DLIFLC welcomes new commandant! Page 4 USD P&R says DLIFLC should be Center of Excellence Page 6 Motivating airmen: Presidio airmen get frst look at Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaisance operations. Page 7 Hebrew department pulls 2010 Allen Grifn Award Page 9 DLIFLC dean of Field Support, Steve Chief of Staf of the Army visits DLIFLC U.S. Army Chief of Staf, Gen. George Collins, congratulates Fort Drum N.Y., Casey Jr., observes a Persian Farsi graduates of the Af-Pak General Purpose Page 10 class at DLIFLC June 23. Casey says Force Dari language program on July 23. New programs prepare troops, civilians, for servicemembers need to be culturally language and culture found in Afghanistan, astute to accomplish their mission, which Pakistan includes language studies. Page 11 Af-Pak Hands – a personal account from the feld Page 20 Page 13 Ukrainian delegation puts DLIFLC Russian Soldiers graduate from Afghan language, students to the test culture program Page 14 Page 21 Danish army students attend DLIFLC for Soldiers of the 10th Mountain Division speak Commandant/Commander Dari language training Dari Col. Danial D. Pick & Command Sergeant Major Page 15 DLIFLC to roll out Very Low Range tests Tracey L. Ballotte Training focuses on dialects for servicemembers Editor-in-Chief & DLIFLC wins TRADOC Distance Learning Page 22 Clare A. Bugary Command Language Program of the Year Maverick Award Editor winners Natela Cutter Page 16 Design Af-Pak Hands begin immersion training Page 23 Defense Treat Reduction Agency Airman Deacon Westervelt Photo Credits Page 18 named Language Professional of the Year Natela Cutter, Brian Lamar, Dusan DLIFLC graduates Iraqi Basic Course Page 24 students Tatomirovic, Deacon Westervelt, DLIFLC learns from Umbrella Weeks and Hiro Chang Page 19 MLI of the Quarter Award Page 25 For editorial comments or suggestions & DLIFLC hosts 6th Annual Chinese LEARN Conference please write to [email protected] DLIFLC holds successful Langauge Day event The GLOBE is an authorized publication under the provisions of AR 360-1 and the Associated Press Style Guide for members of the Department of Defense. Contents of the GLOBE are not necessarily offcial views of, or endorsed by, the U.S. Government, Department of Defense, Department of the Army, or DLIFLC. It is published quarterly by the Strategic Communications Offce, DLIFLC, Presidio of Monterey, CA 93944-5006, phone (831) 242-6015 or facsimile (831) 242-4630 (DSN 768). The GLOBE has a circulation of 3,000 and is printed by offset press. The Comman- dant, Editor-in-Chief and Editor reserve the right to edit materials as necessary to conform to GLOBE editorial policies. All photos, unless otherwise credited, are Department of Defense photos. Vol. 33, No. 3, Summer/Fall 2010

From the Top By Col. Danial D. Pick A global endeavor - this is Casey Jr., who approved what comes to mind after four Rapport, an eight-hour months in command at the mandatory language training Defense Language Institute module for all predeploying Foreign Language Center. Soldiers starting Oct. 1, 2010. Tough I have served at Headstart2, an 80 to 100-hour DLIFLC and the Presidio of language training program, Monterey as the director of the will be completed online by Foreign Area Ofcer program one small unit leader per just over a year ago, it is only platoon prior to deployment, if now that I realize the magnitude no DLIFLC LTD is nearby. of the DLIFLC mission. Trough “virtual” training, Te Institute is no longer DLIFLC has enabled students a quaint little school on to reach back to instructors the Presidio of Monterey from their deployed locations educating only professional for specifc periods of linguists. It is an incredibly instruction. Tese blended, or dynamic institution that has hybrid, models of delivering stepped up to the challenge instruction are utilizing of training beyond the eight cutting-edge technology in Col. Danial D. Pick schools and the Basic Course, the classrooms and online. Commandant and has established Language DLIFLC is delivering Afghanistan, and elsewhere. Training Detachments (LTDs) education to professional I am looking forward to in 23 locations world wide. linguists, Special Operations working with the world-class Tese detachments are training Forces, General Purpose faculty at DLIFLC and beyond, a broad range of students, from Forces, and Foreign Area to help improve the processes enhancement and sustainment Ofcers wherever they are in through which we have already for professional linguists, to the world. accomplished so much – and small unit leaders headed to At the same time, the will achieve in the future. Afghanistan. Te students faculty and staf at the Presidio are from all Services, and in of Monterey are hard at work the case of the Af-Pak Hands developing current, relevant Program, they are mid-grade curricula using authentic ofcers and senior NCOs. materials and tests for very low In addition to these “brick range profciency assessment. and mortar” operations, My frst four months here DLIFLC is delivering have been characterized by language and culture admiration for the amazing training through web-based team of professionals who modules such as Rapport and make DLIFLC a global HeadStart2. Read about the endeavor, delivering what Col. Danial D. Pick visit of the Chief of Staf of commanders and senior leaders the Army, General George need for our missions in Iraq, Commandant 1

DLIFLC wife to the command, challenging the new commandant to continue welcomes new commandant the good work Sandusky added to the rich history of DLIFLC. By Tonya K. Townsell, Presidio of Monterey Public Afairs In her fnal address to the community, Sandusky, an Army PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, been achieved during Sandusky’s foreign area ofcer for Sub- Calif. -Te Presidio’s Defense tenure, including awarding the Saharan Africa, thanked the th Language Institute Foreign 5,000 associates of arts degree, mayors and communities for Language Center welcomed a new taking language training to their strong support as well as leader during a ceremony held operational units and improving recognizing the faculty and staf May 6 at Soldier Field. language profciency in the for the importance of the work Col. Danial D. Pick assumed operating forces. they do every day. responsibility when Col. Sue Ann Cardon borrowed a Sandusky After noting that Cardon had Sandusky turned over command of trait and told several of her taken some of her best African the Center during a well-attended African proverbs. He connected proverbs she dug deep to share a event held under sunny, blue skies. the one that says, “Te best time French one: “Cross the river before Brig. Gen. Edward C. Cardon, to plant a tree is 20 years ago; the you insult the crocodile,” noting deputy commanding general for second best time is now,” with the that it had no special meaning the U.S. Army Combined Arms work she began over two years today, it was just one she liked. Center - Leader Development and ago by planting herself in the Sandusky spoke a bit of Education, ofciated at the change midst of the school to grow the German and then gave a lengthy of command ceremony. language skills of the school and message to the faculty in French. During his remarks, Cardon its graduates. After the ceremony was over noted that many milestones had Cardon welcomed Pick and his dozens of faculty, staf and students 2

lined up to say farewell and wish D.C.; executive ofcer, Human her well as she returns to Africa, Intelligence Team, 2nd Battalion, this time as senior military attaché 10th Special Forces Group at the U.S. Embassy in Liberia. (Airborne), Northern Iraq; Army Pick commented that it was attaché, U.S. Embassy, Amman, the third time in Monterey Jordan; policy ofcer, Ofce of the for him and his wife. He said Secretary of Defense; and FAO he has seen it evolve from a program director, DLIFLC. language school for intelligence Pick holds a Bachelor of professionals into one that trains Arts degree in Near Eastern operators and Special Forces in Languages and Civilization from addition to linguists. He promised the University of Washington, to continue Sandusky’s work and a Master of Military Studies provide the students with the from Marine Corps University at “language profciency you need.” Quantico, and a Master of Arts A graduate of the University of degree in Near Eastern Studies Washington, Pick entered active from Princeton University. He duty as a military intelligence speaks Arabic, Persian Farsi, ofcer. He became a Middle East Persian Dari, and Assyrian. (L-R) Brig. Gen. Edward C. Cardon, deputy Foreign Area Ofcer in 1996. commanding general for the U.S. Army His FAO assignments include Combined Arms Center - Leader Development and Education, outgoing DLIFLC Commandant, Kuwaiti Land Forces Advisor, Col. Sue Ann Sandusky, and incoming OMC-Kuwait; FAO assignment Commandant Col. Danial D. Pick, stand on ofcer at Army Human Resources Soldier Field during the change of command ceremony May 6. Command in Washington, 3

DLIFLC students impress Korean Consul General during 8th annual speech contest By Brian Lamar, Strategic Communications PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, “My grandfather, who was Calif. - Defense Language fghting in the Korean War, Institute Foreign Language Center stepped on a land mine and was students pushed the limits of killed right before the end of their Korean language profciency hostilities. My grandmother, father by competing in the 8th annual and the rest of our family were Korean Speech Contest on June devastated by his death,” Mickey 25, the 60th Anniversary of the explained. Korean War. “Every time I come across “Tis is one of my an American who wants to favorite things about speak Korean, DLI. We are able to take a peek into another culture right here in Monterey by discussing fascinating topics about the people and history of the Korean Peninsula and their wonderful culture,” said DLIFLC Assistant Commandant, Col. William Bare. Twelve students of the Korean program worked tirelessly to prepare speeches on topics they feel strongly about. Te speeches were judged on content, delivery of I am deeply speech and crowd enjoyment. moved. Today I am very Topics ranged from touched while speaking with you emotionally charged explanations and listening to your stories in Korean Consul General Jung Kwan of how American families were my native language,” said guest Lee of San Francisco addresses faculty, also afected by the Korean War, speaker Korean Consul General staf and students during the 8th annual Korean Speech Contest on June 25. to light-hearted and entertaining Jung Kwan Lee of San Francisco. stories of how DLIFLC students Te annual Korean Speech favor Korean music and share an Contest is a key-stone event continuing to build bridges afnity toward Tae Kwon Do. for the students of the Korean between the United States and Pfc. Caleb Mickey won the program at DLIFLC. Not only is our allies and friends, the South Commandant’s award with his it a fun activity, but it helps share Koreans,” said Bare. speech entitled “My Small Wish.” thoughts and feelings between Mickey explained how his family classmates and faculty regarding sufered a similar fate that many the importance placed on learning. Koreans did because his family “As students, your language lost a loved one during the war. ability will go a long way toward 4

USD FOR P&R SAYS DLIFLC SHOULD BE CENTER OF EXCELLENCE By Natela Cutter, Strategic Communications DLIFLC Provost, Dr. Donald Fischer, looks on as Dari language student demonstrates to Dr. Cliford Stanley, USD P&R, the use of a tablet PCs with a stylus pen which allows students to write non-Latin scripts on the touch sensitive screen. PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, teaching facilities. strongly believe that we should Calif. - Te Under Secretary Stanley had the opportunity have a nation that we can draw of Defense for Personnel and to visit a Dari basic course from of people who are language- Readiness, Dr. Cliford Stanley, class, speak with students and capable,” said Stanley, who is said he believed the Defense ask questions about the course. the senior policy advisor to the Language Institute Foreign Servicemembers at the Multi Secretary of Defense on the Language Center should become Language School demonstrated 1.3 million Guard and Reserve a Center of Excellence, during his some of the latest language personnel in the United States. frst visit to the Institute June 23 learning programs and technology Stanley mentioned that most and 24. such as tablet PCs, iPods and allies are ahead of the U.S. in Responsible for overseeing the interactive whiteboards. language training. “And why do overall state of military readiness, “I’m excited about what you they have to learn English?” he Stanley said that DLIFLC should are doing, taking advantage of questioned rhetorically. “Language be the frst place to be “tapped” for emerging technologies,\" said is important,” he stressed, Department of Defense language Stanley, stressing that language “Particularly if we are talking and culture training. training is not just important for about working with our allies and “If I could click my heals and the professional linguist, but for other nations.” wish I were in Kansas, I would all Americans, beginning at a very To view an interview with Dr. really like to see DLI become early age. Stanley, please visit: http://vimeo. the Center of Excellence. Tis “I have some very strong com/channels/dlifc or http://www. should be the place you come to feelings about language and where youtube.com/user/TeDLIFLC. …and where the excellence is,” we are as a nation, not just in said Stanley, having toured several the Department of Defense. I 5

Motivating airmen: Presidio airmen get frst look at Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance operations By Staf Sgt. J.G. Buzanowski, Secretary of the Air Force Public Afairs PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, to enemy-force management. Te airmen might take these places for Calif. - Ninety-fve airmen from system also employs the ofensive granted, most of the 517th TRG the 517th Training Group traveled counter-information and electronic airmen have not visited these types to Travis Air Force Base to get attack capabilities in support of U.S. of locations as service members. their frst glimpse into Air Force and coalition tactical air, surface According to one airman, the trip Intelligence, Surveillance and and special operations forces. Many was \"a real eye-opener.\" Te airmen Reconnaissance operations in April. airmen in attendance will receive said that they realized while their Tis frst look into ISR assignments to either fy on-board training is intense and sometimes operations provided the airmen a these aircraft or support them from a overwhelming, they now understand snapshot into their futures once they ground site. how it prepares them to serve with complete the Air Force's longest Because Travis Air Force Base those who are currently operational technical training pipeline. falls under Air Mobility Command, and deployed to remote locations. Te airmen were given a unique a close-up look at a C-5 Galaxy was Airmen said they were excited to opportunity to receive up-to-date also arranged. Te airmen received complete their challenging language intelligence briefngs for several presentations on the capabilities training and motivated to join the areas of responsibility relating to of the aircraft from both pilots operational world. their language studies. and loadmasters. It was a rare Once they complete their 6 to Additionally, the trip was the frst opportunity for the airmen to have 18-month training at DLIFLC, all chance for the students to use their unlimited access to one of the Air students will travel to Goodfellow security clearances and experience Force's greatest and largest assets. Air Force Base, Texas, for four a taste of what their careers have in Using the opportunity of being months of training to hone their store for them. at the Air Fore base, airmen visited intelligence and language-analysis In addition to the intelligence the Travis Air Museum and the Post skills. Airborne cryptologic linguist brief, the airmen received a classifed- Exchange. students will also receive Survive, level capabilities briefng for the EC- Tis was the third such trip Evade, Resist, Extract training 130 Compass Call airborne tactical to Travis for Air Force language at Fairchild Air Force Base in weapon system airframe. students from the Defense Language Washington before moving on Te Compass Call's system Institute Foreign Language Center, to operational assignments as disrupts enemy command and and was lauded by those who cryptologic linguists. control communications and limits attended as a welcomed experience, adversary coordination essential because, while many experienced 6

Hebrew department pulls 2010 Allen Grifn Award By Brian Lamar, Strategic Communications Oded’s capstone project was to develop an application designed to streamline administrative procedures at DLIFLC, which has already proved to save time and money. “With this new application, we have no misplaced documents, greater security and privacy controls because the system is Common Access Card enabled and we are looking at a 15 percent decrease in time spent waiting on documents to go through the normal distribution system,” Oded explained. Oded is also successfully experimenting with classroom Te Director of Grants and Donor Advised Services, Jackie Wendland (Left), hands over the curriculum by incorporating online/ Allen Grifn Award to Yaniv Oded (Right). real-time interaction, taking his classrooms on virtual feld trips, PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, DLIFLC to teach Hebrew. building an electronic portfolio Calif. - Twenty fve years ago, an Oded frst signed on to systems for student documents and Israeli guidance counselor diagnosed teach Hebrew at DLIFLC as a turning a series of popular games Yaniv Oded, the son of Iraqi contractor. “Tey gave me a six- like Jeopardy and Snakes and immigrants, as dyslexic, predicting month contract and when that was Ladders into electronic versions. that he would not be able to do well fnished, I signed another one. After “While studying at CSUMB we in language classes. working as a contract language focused on interacting modules and After almost getting kicked out instructor for that long, I decided e-learning. Tat gave me the ideas of school as a child for funking that I needed something more for some of my latest developments Arabic, young Oded made a vow permanent,” said Oded. in our school,” said Oded, adding to himself that he was not going It didn’t take long for Oded to that he was also experimenting with to let anyone tell him that learning realize that the students he was electronic testing platforms. languages was a skill that he could teaching were a unique group. “Te “I feel comfortable being creative not master. troops are inspiring people. Many here at DLI. Te leadership is very Oded has recently been awarded of these students made a decision to supportive and I get all the support with an Allen Grifn Award, do something better for themselves. and resources I need to fulfll my Monterey County’s highest teaching Tey choose to do this for their project ideas,” said Oded. award, and is working on his country,” said Oded. Although the Allen Grifn fourth year as a Hebrew Language Oded also realized that he award is Oded’s highest teaching Instructor at the Defense Language had walked into a job that put honor thus far, the team he heads Institute Foreign Language Center. just as much investment into its has won the Team Excellence Award Since his meeting with the faculty, as it does its students. “DLI twice, he was awarded two Coins of discouraging counselor, Oded has encouraged and sponsored me to Excellence and he was elected as the mastered Arabic, English, French, study after hours and helped me go Faculty Advisory Council President Hebrew, Spanish and Turkish. Oded to CSUMB for a second Masters for his school. went on to start a career in linguistics degree in Instructional Science “I think of these awards as less when he joined the Israeli Defense and Technology,” Oded explained, of an individual award and more of Force and worked for fve years as a referring to California State an institution award because I could linguist analyst in service to Israel. University Monterey Bay. not have achieved anything without Oded has also made a profession of Oded has taken his newly gained the support of my coworkers and language instruction having taught knowledge and has put it to use supervisors,” Oded said. Arabic and French before coming to in his school. While at CSUMB, 7

\"We need to make language expected rather than forced,\" United States Army Chief of Staf, Gen. George Casey Jr. 8 Langauge Training System, which supports language learners who are unable to attend in-residence follow-on courses. Gen. George Casey Jr., carefully listens to Dr. Wendy Tu, in charge of DLIFLC’s distance learning Broadband

Chief of Staf of the Army visits DLIFLC By Brian Lamar with contributing information from Amanda Stein PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, going to be key to our continued the program. “We need to make Calif. - As testament to the success in the 21st century security language expected rather than importance of language and culture environment.” forced,” he asserted. training for the Armed Forces A program, pre-approved by Te Chief of Staf of the Army during an era of persistent confict, Casey only days before visiting the was shown an array of Internet- the United States Army’s Chief of Institute included Rapport, a new based language and culture programs Staf, Gen. George Casey Jr., visited mandatory eight-hour predeployment ofered by DLIFLC. the Defense Language Institute language learning program which all DLIFLC staf demonstrated Foreign Language Center May 13. Soldiers will have to complete online the Broadband Language Training Casey, a strong advocate of to receive a certifcate of completion. System (BLTS), a distance learning basic language skills and culture Te program will be available through program dedicated to delivering predeployment training, had the Army Knowledge Online as of Oct. 1. real-time foreign language training opportunity to observe and speak “Te program consists of to non-resident DoD linguists with students taking the 47 week- two military modules from our via broadband technologies, by long Persian Farsi course. HeadStart2 language program and connecting the Chief of Staf of “I’m impressed with this program another program called Cultural the Army to Air Force Lt. Col. and how much you have learned,” Orientation. If the students achieve Paul Howe, who has used BLTS said Casey, to Army, Marines, Air a 70 percent passing rate on the extensively to maintain and enhance Force, and Navy students who exam, they will be able to print out his Chinese language skills. spoke about various aspects of their a certifcate of completion, as well as Casey was also given the experience studying the Persian have their scores immediately sent opportunity to interact with Farsi language and culture. electronically to their Army records,” deployed language learners who Stating that knowing language said Pamela Combacau, dean of shared their experiences of using and understanding culture plays a Technology Integration at DLIFLC. DLIFLC distance learning products critical part in Soldier education, “Tis is great,” exclaimed Casey at Camp Julien, Afghanistan, via a Casey explained his view of the upon seeing the demonstration of conference call. future operating environment and the challenges they will be facing. “It’s [combat environment] only going to get more complex as we go into the future. We need leaders of character and competence who are supremely competent in their core profciencies and broad enough to do a range of things,” he said. Casey explained that unexpected situations in the battlefeld call for the ability to make rapid adjustments based on assessment of the situation. “Because when you have a complex task, people get befuddled by it,” explained Casey. “When they are befuddled, they don’t act. And it’s the leader that needs to grasp the situation and chart a course through the complexity. And if he’s not competent and confdent, and broad enough to think his way through tough problems, then we won’t get what we need to get. We To view an interview with Gen. Casey, please visit: feel very strongly that leadership is http://vimeo.com/channels/dlifc or http://www.youtube.com/user/TeDLIFLC. 9

New programs prepare troops, civilians, for language and culture found in Afghanistan, Pakistan By Pat Grifth, AUSA News PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, British Empire, Collins said. Collins said. “Sixteen weeks, six Calif. - Te Pentagon has “Tey had people in the hours a day plus a little bit of established two programs to help colonial ofce that were constantly homework, fve days a week – service members get a better going back and forth to [India that’s a lot of time, especially grasp of language and culture in and Africa] and spending a career for these Soldiers who have a very Afghanistan and Pakistan (Af-Pak) getting to know the culture, the packed training schedule.” before deploying to the region. people, the language, the region,” For student selection in both Af-Pak Hands and Af-Pak Collins said. “[Petraeus and programs, “what we try to accentuate General Purpose Force (GPF) McChrystal] determined that was is motivation,” Collins said. were started within the past year a key to our potential success in “We do encourage people to as satellite programs through the Afghanistan.” look at test scores and certainly Defense Language Institute (DLI) Te idea is that when troops if they have had other foreign and refect a trend of enhancing aren’t in the region, they will still language experience, however knowledge of language that has be doing jobs at locations in the generally what we fnd is that been bolstered under Gen. David United States or elsewhere that are motivation is the key,” he said. Petraeus, then commander of still focused on that region, Collins “You get a volunteer, someone who U.S. Central Command, and said. It could be intelligence work is excited about learning these Gen. Stanley McChrystal, then or just general staf work. languages because these are tough International Security Assistance “Over really the next fve to languages.” Force commander. 10 years of their career as they Sixteen weeks of nothing but “I believe that the senior constantly cycle back and forth language training is an academic leadership certainly gets the idea to the region, we would continue experience that most people have that language and culture has an to push them upwards and get never experienced, Collins said. integral part of pre-deployment them to a fairly profcient level of “It is difcult,” he said. “You training and is vitally important, training,” he said. “We would call hit peaks and valleys and plateaus. which is a major step in and of sort of level two to three, which You have to kind of push through. itself,” said Steven Collins, dean of gets more to a professional level Sixteen weeks is a long time. If feld support for DLI Continuing that can be used in almost any you translate that to a college Education. “It’s very much a soft situation. A very high level.” semester, a college semester is 30 skill. It’s not something that you go Over the next year, three more to 40 hours, and we go through out to a range and fre a weapon or satellite locations for Phase I that in one week.” Instructors learn to drive a vehicle.” training will be added to include accentuate active listening Under Af-Pak Hands, mid- one in Europe, he said. and speaking and job-focused grade and senior NCOs, ofcers Te other program, Af-Pak scenarios, Collins said. and DoD civilians go through GPF, is aimed at getting one person “From the frst day, [students three phases to learn the languages per platoon more profcient on the are] up talking to each other,” he of Dari, Pashto and Urdu, which Dari language over 16 weeks as said. “It’s language that they’re are prominent in Afghanistan well, Collins said. Satellite programs going to be able to use and and Pakistan. Phase I is a 16- have already been established at establish a rapport. At the end of week course ofered by DLI at Fort Campbell, Ky., Fort Carson, the day it’s about showing empathy its satellite ofce in Washington. Colo., and Fort Drum, N.Y., and with the people that you’re working When the troops deploy, they seven more will be added over the with from the country that you’re will undergo Phase II training in next year, which will include two in, showing that you country from mobile DLI teams, sites for the Marine Corps and one care, establishing that rapport and and Phase III training would for the Air Force. saving lives. Tat’s the bottom line.” continue once they return. “It’s not at the levels we Te two programs are just Te idea for Af-Pak Hands attain at the Presidio, but it’s an beginning, and Collins said he is harkens back to the days of the enormous investment of time,” looking forward to hearing from 10