

Newbern serves as Program Manager and editor-in-chief for the Air Force's Expeditionary Culture Field Guide (ECFG) development activities.
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Her job duties include researching, designing, developing, and managing courseware production and delivery activities for professional military education and expeditionary skills training venues. Mary Newbern, Lt Col (Ret) USAF, is Chief of Expeditionary Readiness Training Programs within AFCLC's Region and Culture Division. Mary Newbern - Chief, Expeditionary Readiness Training Programs Goodhue's activities include operational oversight of Education Management Systems, Course Administration, Assessments, and Outreach. in General Administration from Central Michigan University. Goodhue is a retired Air Force officer who served as a rated aircrew member, flight instructor, subject matter expert, curriculum developer, budget planner/programmer and contingency planner. Olin Goodhue is Chief of the AFCLC's Education Support Division. Olin Goodhue - Chief, Education Support Division Chesser provides management and oversight of eMentor, the Center’s premier online language learning program. Chesser provides leadership, policy direction, and oversight for the Language Enabled Airman Program (LEAP) which focuses on building language, regional expertise, and cultural capabilities for the general purpose force. Chris Chesser is the Language Distance Learning Chief.



Day's current activities include administrative and operational oversight of internal processes, curriculum development for all levels of PME and PCE, and assisting the Director with mission development. in Leadership and Management from Liberty University. in Education from California State University, East Bay and a M.S. Day retired from the Air Force after 27 years of service as a First Sergeant, PME Commandant, Military Training Leader and Linguist. He has also served as the Chief of the Culture Branch at the AFCLC. Gregory Day is the Director of Staff and Deputy Director of the AFCLC. Gregory Day - Director of Staff/Deputy Director He commanded six squadrons, consisting of 1,200 aviators, maintenance professionals and support personnel, and 28 C-130J aircraft engaged in worldwide combat aerial delivery operations. His most recent operational assignment was Commander, 317th Airlift Group, Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. Ward is a retired colonel and Master Navigator with over 4,400 hrs in KC-135A/R/RT, C-130E/H1/H2/H3/J. The AFCLC also reaches over 210,000 Airmen per year through online training, Community College of the Air Force-accredited courses, officer professional military education, General Officer pre-deployment training, media operations, and expeditionary culture field guides. The AFCLC develops officer and enlisted Airmen proficient in language, culture and negotiation competencies covering 95 languages through the Language Enabled Airman Program (LEAP). The AFCLC is a team of 50 military, federal civilian, and contract personnel that support the application of airpower by enabling seamless operation with many air forces using culture, regional expertise, and language education and training. is the Director of the Air Force Culture and Language Center (AFCLC) at Air University, Maxwell AFB, AL. The Department will have the required combination of language skills, regional expertise and cultural capabilities to meet current and projected needs.Įnhance partner interoperability and adversary understanding in Airmen through language, regional expertise, and culture education In October 2009, the Air Force Senior Language Authority directed AFCLC to initiate the Language Enabled Airman Program (LEAP), a career-spanning program to develop a cadre of Airmen across all specialties with working-level foreign language proficiency.ĪFCLC's efforts are guided by Air Force Policy Directive 36-40 and Air Force Instruction 36-4005, as well as numerous Joint guidance documents. In December 2007, the Center was made responsible for culture and language training, as well as education, across the entire Air Force. In April 2007, the Air Force further demonstrated its commitment to culture learning by selecting cross-cultural competence as the centerpiece of Air University's re-accreditation efforts. The Air Force Culture and Language Center (AFCLC) was founded at Air University in April 2006, embracing the Air Force Chief of Staff's intention to improve Airmen's cross-cultural competence.
