[Edling] Lackland program that forged ties with foreign militaries could be over

[Francis M. Hult via Edling]

San Antonio Express News

Lackland program that forged ties with foreign militaries could be over

A corner of Lackland Air Force Base is home to what might be the most
important English language academy in America.

In classrooms on San Antonio's Southwest Side, foreign military personnel
study English so they can be trained to operate and maintain sophisticated
aircraft and other U.S. military equipment...It's called the Defense
Language Institute English Language Center, and it's critical to foreign
sales of U.S. military hardware, which totaled $118 billion last
year...Under a proposal outlined by an Air Force general, the 637th
International Support Squadron, which runs the language school at Lackland,
would be shuttered along with other units that train and advise foreign
militaries.

Full story:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/lackland-program-that-forged-ties-with-foreign-militaries-could-be-over/ar-AA1NJ4oI?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=DCTS&cvid=68de655e95ff4bfcb674716f403216e0&ei=20
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