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Afghanistan MTTs in full swing

before attending the 4-week AABC in New Jersey. In addition to training, members are sized for uniforms if they are mandatory. Personnel also receive wet and cold weather gear and any mandatory equipment needed when deploying to a combat zone. DLIs deployment office will ensure that all personnel are trained and equipped the same as an Air Force military member prior to their departure. Currently, three DLI instructors are attending the AABC. The first day of class starts with personnel receiving their training gear and completing an obstacle course. Civilians are given the option of declining the obstacle course. However, completing the course provides civilians a perfect opportunity to meet attending military personnel. Furthermore, theres a good chance DLI instructors will travel with some of these military personnel to Afghanistan or be stationed at the same forward location. If you have never deployed to Afghanistan, traveling with the military can be an eye opening experience. All AABC attendees will receive professional deployment training from a highly skilled cadre. All AABC instructors are ex-Army Special Forces, Navy SEALS, Army Rangers, and Marines with years of combat experience. Instructors closely monitor deploying personnel through a three day defensive driving course and a Combat Life Saver class conducted in field conditions. During the defensive driving course, all personnel are required to participate in a vehicle rollover drill. The purpose of the drill is to teach individuals how to escape an upside down vehicle while wearing their personal protective equipment. AABC concludes with trainees participating in a convoy exercise. The exercise allows personnel to use what they learned in a potential hostile environment which involves convoy participants being assaulted with paintballs by attacking cadre. Currently, DLI instructors Monica Molina and Leasa Northcutt are preparing for an upcoming Afghanistan MTT assignment. This will be Northcutts second Afghan See Afghanistan P4

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Volume II, Issue 9 February 19, 2013

Inside Features:
Page 2: TSI cadets earn Incentive Awards TSI cadets receive Rope and leadership responsibilities Page 3: Aaron Deutschs Egyptian MTT experience Page 4: AELIC students FSP tour marketing project Page 5: Commentary: Goal setting - Be S.M.A.R.T. Page 6: Students feed the homeless at Haven for Hope BALIC class attends installations African American Heritage luncheon

Condolences for DLI Alumni

Lenny Clark, DLIs Deployment Manager with Monica Molina (left) and Leasa Northcutt (middle) at their mandatory gas mask training.
Photo provided by Lenny Clark, DLI Deployment Manager

By Lenny Clark DLI Deployment Manager With the talk of a potential drawdown, some people may believe we stopped deploying DLI instructors to Afghanistan. However, eight DLI instructors are currently deployed in multiple locations throughout Afghanistan and three are attending the Air Advisor Basic Course (AABC) at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey in preparation for deployment. Preparing personnel for predeployment training and becoming properly equipped is a never ending process between DLIs Non-Resident Training (LEN) and Deployment offices. Personnel need to be aware of the significant differences between departing to a non-combat or a combat zone Mobile Training Team assignment. Anyone selected for a deployment will work out of LEN for approximately four weeks. During this period, personnel must complete all medical requirements, legal appointments, weapons qualifications, and mandatory Computer Base Trainings

We are sad to report the passing of Inspector Jonathan Jean-Jacques Pierre, Haiti Coast Guard. Pierre, 41, graduated Aug 2012 from DLI and attended the International Maritime Officer course in Yorktown, VA. DLIs heartfelt prayers and condolences go out to his family.

DLIELC Newsletter Editorial Staff:

Miconna Boaldin: Chief and Managing Editor Spencer Berry: Editor, Staff Writer, Photographer Annette Janetzke: Public Affairs Staff Writer

Northcutt (left) and Molina (right) prepare to qualify on the 9MM pistol at the JBSA-Lackland firing range. Photo by Spencer Berry, DLI Public Affairs

Overseas and Resident personnel are encouraged to submit articles for this newsletter. Deadline for the next edition is March 7. Please forward your input to Spencer Berry, D L I E L C / L E F , s p e n ncer.berry.1@us.af.mil.

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TSI Cadets earn Incentive Awards

Lt. Col. Ahmed Alhussani, RSAF Liaison Office, present a certificate to one of the six TSI RSAF cadets (above right) enrolled in the F-15 Fleet Modernization Program for outstanding academic and military performance.
Photo by Alonzo Jackson, TSI Senior Military Instructor

By Andy Alvarez TSI Country Program Manager Recently, six RSAF cadets assigned to the Technical Services Institute (TSI) flight were recognized for their outstanding performance in the RSAF TSI English Language Training Program. Located on JBSA Lackland, the Defense Language Institute English Language Center (DLIELC) TSI flight was established to support the RSAF F-15SA Fleet Modernization Program. It provides cadets a military-based

structured environment that is favorable for English language training and military acculturation. The TSI Flight Incentive Program was designed and implemented to encourage cadets to excel in all aspects of training as they prepare for follow-on training and their careers as RSAF Airmen. During the past month, these cadets have excelled in English language testing as well as military education and training. Their accomplishments were recognized by DLI senior leaders and the RSAF country liaison office. This program represents the latest chapter in the long-term partnership between the U.S. Air Force and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. In the mid-1970s, the two Air Forces teamed up to provide English Language Training to RSAF airmen as part of Operation Peace Start supporting the sale of F-5s to the RSAF. The RSAF TSI Flight builds upon the success of that program. The TSI Flight is a joint effort between the RSAF, DLIELC, and Trofholz Technologies.

TSI cadets receive Ropes and leadership responsibilities

Officer (CLO), presided over the ceremony in which eight RSAF airmen were presented with their yellow or green Aiguillettes or ropes identifying them as Cadet Leaders. These cadets were recommended by the TSI Flight Military Training Instructors and selected by the CLO. They distinguished themselves through academic performance and demonstrated leadership capabilities. The purpose of the Rope Program is to improve a RSAF cadets morale and enhance their personal leadership skills while they assist with flight management and supervision. These cadet leaders are placed in a position of trust and responsibility. Cadet Leaders are also responsible for the accountability, conduct, and appearance of their assigned cadets at all times. They must be knowledgeable of leadership principles, customs and courtesies, and drill and ceremony. Additionally, they are charged with supporting the flight staff in ensuring the safety of the cadets and the security of flight facilities. They are expected to set an example for all TSI cadets Eight RSAF cadets earned their yellow and green Ropes, becoming the first by maintaining the highest standards of military discipline and acaclass leaders assigned to the newly formed Technical Studies Institute flights. demic performance. Photo by Alonzo Jackson, TSI Senior Military Instructor By Wayne Shoberg The appointment of these TSI flight Cadet Leaders is the latest mileTSI Military Training Technician stone in the RSAF TSI English Language Training Program. These The Royal Saudi Air Force, Technical Studies Institute (TSI) flight cadets experiences in the Rope Program will benefit them and their recognized its initial cadre of Cadet Leaders during a ceremony on 5 fellow Airmen at follow-on training and throughout their RSAF caFebruary. Colonel Abzulraham Altalhi, RSAF Senior Country Liaison reers.

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Deutsch experienced Egyptian hospitality during 6-month MTT

Story By Aaron Deutsch DLI English Instructor For years - almost as many as John Wilson has walked the schools halls DLI has deployed teachers to Egypt. That partnership is so firmly supplanted, its almost as important as our partnership with the city of San Antonio. The team deployed; Joyce Arkebauer, Fred Gomez, and I were fortunate enough to work at the Ministry of Defense Foreign Language Institute (MODLI) in the heart of Aaron Deutsch (middle) with his teamCairo, Egypt, and train mates, Fred Gomez (left) and Joyce Arkefuture English language bauer (right) visit the Egyptian pyramids. training recipients. Our six-month TDY focused primarily on providing ALC-based training, but also included teacher training and conducting debates so that the students could practice their speaking and presentation skills. Our students were sharp and eager to show off their skills. MODLI itself, which provides language training in numerous foreign languages, quickly became an enjoyable work environment with friends and coworkers happy to exchange ideas. The institutes student load is just as diverse as DLIs with naval ship captains, fighter pilots bound for both the U.S. and U.K., and the future generation of nurses and doctors. Our classrooms were always buzzing with exciting information and experiences. The students congratulated us on the reelection of Barack Obama and solemnly offered condolences when the news of the Sandy Hook shooting occurred. The students taught us that the Egyptian spirit is a determined one - that no problem could go unresolved without teamwork and effort. Who would expect less from a country known for its amazing structures of stone? Our military hosts were just as eager to embrace us outside of the classroom. Colonel Abdo Nasr, the adjutant of MODLI, took us to his rural village home. In a country that never takes resources for granted, our team was offered a feast of freshly baked bread, warm honey and sorghum, baked duck and lamb, eggplant and tomatoes, and tangerines picked right from the grove down the street. After lunch, we walked through the farmland and met three farmers who eagerly invited us into their palm-leaf lean-to for tea and conversation. They barely spoke English, but they knew enough to praise President Obama and former Secretary of State James Baker. The three of us were awed and impressed by this group of men eager to be a part of the western society from which they were seemingly so removed. These were just a few examples of Misry Kareem, or Egyptian Hospitality. The boab (Egyptian Aaron took the opportunity to visit and maintenance man) and the converse with some Egyptian farmers. hot, sandy streets of Cairo welcomed us warmly, at around 115 degrees Fahrenheit, when he invited us into his home for tea and homecooking. His children, all so curious about us, could hardly stop giggling. They carried our bags into our apartments and eagerly attempted to practice the cool handshakes and fistbumps they had learned from American media. We lived in the city of Aaron teammate, Joyce, with her Book 5 Maadi, which is populated students and Egyptian nurses mostly by expatriate teachers, embassy personnel, and oil industry employees. So, while we were far from home, we were never too far from familiar comforts. Fred frequently enjoyed the delicious club sandwiches at the Embassys American club while Joyce found time on rare occasion to have a facial and manicure. The three of us also enjoyed taking tours to local sites, including an alabaster factory and Coptic Church. However, the culture of the country called to us. We answered by visiting some of Egypts epic sites. The team enjoyed a warm weekend at the pyramids and sphinx, riding camels across the soft desert sand and imagining the lives of the pharaohs past. I was able to travel to Luxor and see the famous temples from a hot-air balloon. We also attended an Egyptian style dinner and a show on a boat sailing along the Nile. As we enjoyed our meal, belly dancers and whirling dervishes entertained us. Although most major U.S. news outlets cast Egypt as a culture of civil unrest and dangerous protests, I believe the entire team felt safe and our mission of goodwill and team-building could not have gone better. Almost every student met their ECL requirement and will attend follow-on training. The newly appointed commandant of MODLI even showed his appreciation by holding a farewell dinner and presenting us each with a MODLI cartouche. We reciprocated in turn, with some choice gifts that represented DLIELC and Lackland. Although none of us look Egyptian, we feel welcomed back to the country, proving we are all closer than we think. Anytime I experience the smell an old book, prepare a family recipe, or sense a change drifting in a faint January breeze, these will be little reminders of what it means to be Egyptian.

Joyce receives a kiss from Aarons camel during a ride around the Egyptian pyramids and surrounding desert. Photos provided by Aaron Deutsch

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Student project proves Field Studies tours can exceed expectations

The Fort Worth Stockyards was the tours first stop. Students fondly described how the entire stockyards experience brought fictional cowboy movies to real life. An Egyptian student said, The stockyard experience was fabulous. The longhorn cattle drive was well organized and amazing to see. Also seeing the cowboys with ropes and horses felt like being in a Clint Eastwood movie only this was real. A few students also took the opportunity at the stockyards to take a longhorn bull ride. During the U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing tour, the students observed the gradual steps of currency printing. They expressed the wonder of viewing how the printing machines worked and observing the security involved in the protection of currency. In fact, most students admitted that they would never get the opportunity to see this process in their country. Students were in awe of the Dallas Cowboys stadium. During the guided tour, students visited the team and cheerleaders locker rooms, took photos throughout the stadium, and tossed a football around on the playing field. They all were very surprised at the size of the stadium and its famous overhead monitors. The Dealey Plaza/Sixth floor museum tour was the last location researched for the project and the location students admitted was the most memorable. One student said, Visiting the location where President Kennedy was shot will be an indelible memory I will not forget this place. Each time I see a documentary on the Kennedy assassination, I can say that I actually stood on the same historical locations were the entire event happened. Returning to class, teams took the information gathered from their tour experience to complete the marketing posters. After completing and displaying their posters of the four tour locations for judging - the U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing was selected as the winner. Although the students assigned to class 043A were runner-ups, they expressed how much the project helped make the entire tour more than purely entertainment. One student explained, You can have entertainment anywhere downtown San Antonio, the river walk, or wherever you go. However, the idea of providing us the opportunity to visit places likes the Bureau of Engraving and Printing and the Kennedy assassination site will be memories that we will have forever. Although our class did not win the project, I still describe our entire experience as a well cultural trip. Afghanistan from P1 deployment, but her first AABC visit. If you would like to volunteer for an MTT, check the medical requirements for the forward location - some are very strict. You may need to meet specific physical requirements for a TDY location. All personnel will need to meet physical fitness requirements for AABC. If you have questions about AABC, see the DLI deployment office or ask personnel who recently attended AABC so they can give you an idea of what to expect. Please feel free to stop by DLIs deployment office, bldg 7065, room 321 if you have any questions about any MTT assignments, AABC, or deployment requirements.
Photos by Spencer Berry, DLI Public Affairs

International students from the AELIC 043A class (left to right: Egypt, Lebanon, Brazil, Thailand, Lebanon, Angola, and Egypt) stand in front of the four marketing poster projects they completed after the three-day FSP Dallas tour.

By Spencer Berry DLI Public Affairs The primary objectives of DLIs Field Studies Program (FSP) weekend tours are to promote a better understanding of the U.S., its people, institutions, values, and way of life. International students from AELIC 043A, tasked to complete a classroom marketing project from a scheduled Dallas trip, discovered after the trip that the FSP program met these objectives and more. Before the three-day weekend trip, the AELIC students, in teams of two to three, conducted online research on scheduled Dallas tour sites. The tour sites selected by the teams were the Fort Worth Stockyards, U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Dallas Cowboys stadium, and Sixth floor museum at Dealey Plaza. Each team was to conduct research of their assign site for cultural and historical information. After gathering their online research material and upon completion of the tour, the teams were to develop a marketing poster identifying interesting facts about the tour site, which also promoted their tour experiences. Most of the students believed their research provided enough information to complete the project. But, after visiting each tour site, students were surprised that even though their research provided enough information about each location, the entire tour experience was far more than what they expected.

Photo by Spencer Berry, DLI Public Affairs

Above: Northcutt (far left) and Molina (middle) received magazine loading assistance from CATM personnel on the firing line before 9MM weapon qualifying. Right: Both DLI instructors fire at assigned targets during the practical weapons firing round - both qualified.

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- Time-related Furthermore, there are five reasons why you should commit to writing down your goals: 1. Writing down goals forces you to clarify what you want. Imagine going on a trip with no particular destination in mind. How do you prepare? What route do you take? The same is true with the milestones in your life. Writing down your goals helps you select specifics and make decisions about what you want. 2. Writing down goals motivates you to take action. Writing down goals is only the beginning - you must take action. Reviewing goals regularly should provoke you into taking the next step towards achieving them. 3. Writing down goals may provide an avenue for other opportunities. The more successful you become, the more opportunities you may receive. 4. Writing down goals can help you overcome resistance. Every meaningful intention, dream, or goal sometimes encounters resistance. From the moment you set a goal, you should begin to feel it. 5. Writing down goals will enable you to actually see and celebrate your progress. Life can be hard. Life can also become difficult when you are not seeing any progress. You feel like you are working hard but going nowhere. Fortunately, written goals are like milemarkers on a highway. They enable you to see how far you have come and how far you need to go. Writing your goals down does not take long. Don't over think the process. Get something on paper and refine it as you go. I think you will find that the benefits are well-worth the effort. Even if you need a SPC Franko DaRe, DLI Military Training little reminder, like the Manager, goals are to soon become an Army book, "The Little Engine NCO, attend Army Ranger school, and finish That Could," - you can do his associates degree. Photos by Spencer Berry, DLI Public Affairs it!

What are your goals? Be SMART!

Commentary by MSgt Malcolm Summers Superintendent, International Operations Squadron Whether they are big or small, everyone has dreams. For most of us, it is also important to accomplish the goals we have set for ourselves. Even with set goals, sometime becoming a procrastinator is hard to avoid. Well, anyone can overcome procrastination. As a young man, I remember reading the book, "The Little Engine That Could," by Watty Piper. After reading this book, I truly believed anything I put my mind to - I could achieve. Some people may also believe this and then, some may not. With that being said, I would ask these three questions: What are your goals?, Have you ever set any goals?, and Are you just cruising through life? A few weeks ago at the International Operations Squadron commanders call, I challenged the attending personnel to set their goals. Of course, sometimes the hardest part of doing something is starting. In 2006, my mentor, CMSgt SrA Kayla Smith, DLI Training Technician, E.J. Williams, asked me to goals are to earn promotion to Staff Ser- write down all of my profesgeant, complete her Community College sional goals. Next, he chalof the Air Force degree, and pursue a lenged me to achieve them. English teaching certificate through the From that moment, I have not Troop to Teachers program. only set professional goals, but also personal ones. Goal setting has truly become a part of my life. According to Dave Kohl, professor emeritus at Virginia Tech: People who regularly write down their goals earn nine times as much in their lifetimes as people who don't 80% of Americans say they don't have goals 16% do have goals - but don't write them down Less than 4% write down their goals, and fewer than 1% review them on an ongoing basis Putting a goal or idea down on paper should cause you to contemplate that idea in a more focused and thoughtful way. The byproduct of the effort is a more clearly defined view of the issues surrounding the subject. In my home, next to my personal computer, is a list of five personal and professional goals. I update this list every year. This is my everyday reminder of where I am trying to go in life. Remember, "If you don't set goals, you're working on someone else's." When first setting your goals, make sure they are SMART-(T): - Specific Petty Office Antonisha Doakes, DLI Military - Measurable Training Manager, receives mentorship from - Achievable LT Gary Reed, Operation Support Flight - Realistic Chief, to help achieve her goal in becoming a - Team-oriented Naval officer.

This months Guess Who contest photo

After a onemonth absence, the Guess Who contest is back. Right is a cont ri but ed ba by photo of a DLI staff members. The first to guess in the identity of the staff member will receive a Starbucks gift card. Only one guess per participant, so please email your answer to Spencer Berry, Field Studies Program office.

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DLI students help feed the homeless at Haven for Hope shelter

Fifteen international students and Patricia Schwindt, DLI Instructor, helped the DLIs Field Studies Program office prepare and serve dinner and dessert for 400 homeless families and residents currently staying at the Haven for Hope shelter on Jan 21, Martin Luther King Jr.s birthday. Haven for Hope, located in downtown San Antonio, TX, provides a place for hope and new beginnings for displaced families and individuals. They also coordinate and deliver a system of care for people experiencing homelessness in the local area. During dinner, Schwindt and some students received the opportunity to talk to some of the shelters residents. Following dinner, all the student volunteers helped clean-up the kitchen, food preparation areas, and cafeteria.
Photos by Milissa Stewart, FSP weekend tours

DLI BALIC students attend JBSA-Lacklands African American Heritage Luncheon

DLI Basic American Language Course students attended the JBSA-Lackland African American Heritage Luncheon held at the bases Gat eway Club on Feb 13. Students were treated to a traditional soul food lunch and presentation by guest speaker, Lt. Gen. Ronnie Hawkins, Jr., Director, Defense Information Systems Agency of the national theme, At the Crossroads of Freedom and Equality - the Emancipation Proclamation and the March on Washin gton.

After the event, DLI students had the opportunity to meet General Hawkins, discuss their military roles with him, and take a few photos. Brig. Gen. Theresa Carter, 502nd Air Base Wing and Joint Base San Antonio commander also provided DLI students an opportunity to meet her and take photos..
Photos by Spencer Berry, DLI Public Affairs