PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, California -- The 2018 Language Day celebration was held by the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center at the Presidio of Monterey, May 11. Language Day is open to the public and attended by schools across the nation to promote an understanding of diverse customs and cultures from around the world. Approximately 6,000 people attended this annual event featuring cultural displays, activities and international ethnic cuisine served by local vendors.

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PHOTO by Steven L. Shepard, Presidio of Monterey Public Affairs.

PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, Calif. -- The Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center held its 73rd Anniversary Ball on Nov. 1st, with more than 350 faculty, staff, students, alumni and friends in attendance. The event, sponsored in part by the DLI Alumni Association and Foundation, was held at the Naval Postgraduate School's historic Herrmann Hall, in Monterey. The guest speaker for the event was Ambassador Daniel Smith, Deputy Secretary for Intelligence and Research from the Department of State.

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PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, Calif. -- The 229th Military Intelligence Battalion celebrated the U.S. Army's 239th birthday by hosting the Army Birthday Ball at the Monterey Hyatt Regency June 7. The evening blended Army traditions with celebration and included a cake-cutting event, musical and theatrical performances, fine dining and dancing. The theme for this year's ball was "Lineage, Language, Leadership."

Center for International Security and Cooperation Senior Military Fellow Col. Tracy L. Roou was the evening's guest speaker. Rouu is a Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center graduate of the Russian Basic Course and previously served as Defense Attaché and Senior Defense Official at the U.S. Embassy in Uzbekistan from 2011-2013.

The U.S. Army was founded on June 14, 1775, and is a profession of standards and discipline, customs and traditions, military expertise and trust.

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PHOTO by Steven L. Shepard, Presidio of Monterey Public Affairs.

PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, Calif. – More than 3,000 students from across California visited the Presidio of Monterey on May 13 for DLIFLC’s Language Day. Students, educators and other participants were treated to stage performances, classroom displays and ethnic cuisine, highlighting the cultures of the many foreign languages taught here.

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PHOTO by Steven L. Shepard, Presidio of Monterey Public Affairs.

PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, Calif. – More than 3,000 students from across California visited the Presidio of Monterey on May 13 for DLIFLC’s Language Day. Students, educators and other participants were treated to stage performances, classroom displays and ethnic cuisine, highlighting the cultures of the many foreign languages taught here.

Official Presidio of Monterey Web site

Official Presidio of Monterey Facebook

PHOTO by Steven L. Shepard, Presidio of Monterey Public Affairs.

PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, Calif. -- The Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center’s most colorful day of the year came May 8 as the Presidio opened its doors and welcomed a crowd estimated at more than 5,000 during its 31st hosting of Language Day. Attendees were treated to a diversity of songs, skits, dances, classroom demonstrations as well as food and wares that represented the cultures of 23 languages studied here at the military’s preeminent language training facility. Also in attendance were 54 combat veterans of the Vietnam War, honored guests during a “Welcome Home” ceremony led by Col. Paul Fellinger, Presidio of Monterey garrison commander, and Dan Presser, Military and Veterans Affairs Advisory Committee member, in commemoration of the war’s 50th anniversary.

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Official Presidio of Monterey Facebook

PHOTO by Steven L. Shepard, Presidio of Monterey Public Affairs.

PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, Calif. -- The 229th Military Intelligence Battalion celebrated the U.S. Army's 239th birthday by hosting the Army Birthday Ball at the Monterey Hyatt Regency June 7. The evening blended Army traditions with celebration and included a cake-cutting event, musical and theatrical performances, fine dining and dancing. The theme for this year's ball was "Lineage, Language, Leadership."

Center for International Security and Cooperation Senior Military Fellow Col. Tracy L. Roou was the evening's guest speaker. Rouu is a Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center graduate of the Russian Basic Course and previously served as Defense Attaché and Senior Defense Official at the U.S. Embassy in Uzbekistan from 2011-2013.

The U.S. Army was founded on June 14, 1775, and is a profession of standards and discipline, customs and traditions, military expertise and trust.

Official Presidio of Monterey Web site

Official Presidio of Monterey Facebook

PHOTO by Steven L. Shepard, Presidio of Monterey Public Affairs.

PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, Calif. -- The 229th Military Intelligence Battalion celebrated the U.S. Army's 239th birthday by hosting the Army Birthday Ball at the Monterey Hyatt Regency June 7. The evening blended Army traditions with celebration and included a cake-cutting event, musical and theatrical performances, fine dining and dancing. The theme for this year's ball was "Lineage, Language, Leadership."

Center for International Security and Cooperation Senior Military Fellow Col. Tracy L. Roou was the evening's guest speaker. Rouu is a Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center graduate of the Russian Basic Course and previously served as Defense Attaché and Senior Defense Official at the U.S. Embassy in Uzbekistan from 2011-2013.

The U.S. Army was founded on June 14, 1775, and is a profession of standards and discipline, customs and traditions, military expertise and trust.

Official Presidio of Monterey Web site

Official Presidio of Monterey Facebook

PHOTO by Steven L. Shepard, Presidio of Monterey Public Affairs.

PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, Calif. -- The 229th Military Intelligence Battalion celebrated the U.S. Army's 239th birthday by hosting the Army Birthday Ball at the Monterey Hyatt Regency June 7. The evening blended Army traditions with celebration and included a cake-cutting event, musical and theatrical performances, fine dining and dancing. The theme for this year's ball was "Lineage, Language, Leadership."

Center for International Security and Cooperation Senior Military Fellow Col. Tracy L. Roou was the evening's guest speaker. Rouu is a Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center graduate of the Russian Basic Course and previously served as Defense Attaché and Senior Defense Official at the U.S. Embassy in Uzbekistan from 2011-2013.

The U.S. Army was founded on June 14, 1775, and is a profession of standards and discipline, customs and traditions, military expertise and trust.

Official Presidio of Monterey Web site

Official Presidio of Monterey Facebook

PHOTO by Steven L. Shepard, Presidio of Monterey Public Affairs.

PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, Calif. -- The 229th Military Intelligence Battalion celebrated the U.S. Army's 239th birthday by hosting the Army Birthday Ball at the Monterey Hyatt Regency June 7. The evening blended Army traditions with celebration and included a cake-cutting event, musical and theatrical performances, fine dining and dancing. The theme for this year's ball was "Lineage, Language, Leadership."

Center for International Security and Cooperation Senior Military Fellow Col. Tracy L. Roou was the evening's guest speaker. Rouu is a Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center graduate of the Russian Basic Course and previously served as Defense Attaché and Senior Defense Official at the U.S. Embassy in Uzbekistan from 2011-2013.

The U.S. Army was founded on June 14, 1775, and is a profession of standards and discipline, customs and traditions, military expertise and trust.

Official Presidio of Monterey Web site

Official Presidio of Monterey Facebook

PHOTO by Steven L. Shepard, Presidio of Monterey Public Affairs.

PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, Calif. -- The 229th Military Intelligence Battalion celebrated the U.S. Army's 239th birthday by hosting the Army Birthday Ball at the Monterey Hyatt Regency June 7. The evening blended Army traditions with celebration and included a cake-cutting event, musical and theatrical performances, fine dining and dancing. The theme for this year's ball was "Lineage, Language, Leadership."

Center for International Security and Cooperation Senior Military Fellow Col. Tracy L. Roou was the evening's guest speaker. Rouu is a Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center graduate of the Russian Basic Course and previously served as Defense Attaché and Senior Defense Official at the U.S. Embassy in Uzbekistan from 2011-2013.

The U.S. Army was founded on June 14, 1775, and is a profession of standards and discipline, customs and traditions, military expertise and trust.

Official Presidio of Monterey Web site

Official Presidio of Monterey Facebook

PHOTO by Steven L. Shepard, Presidio of Monterey Public Affairs.

PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, Calif. -- The 229th Military Intelligence Battalion celebrated the U.S. Army's 239th birthday by hosting the Army Birthday Ball at the Monterey Hyatt Regency June 7. The evening blended Army traditions with celebration and included a cake-cutting event, musical and theatrical performances, fine dining and dancing. The theme for this year's ball was "Lineage, Language, Leadership."

Center for International Security and Cooperation Senior Military Fellow Col. Tracy L. Roou was the evening's guest speaker. Rouu is a Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center graduate of the Russian Basic Course and previously served as Defense Attaché and Senior Defense Official at the U.S. Embassy in Uzbekistan from 2011-2013.

The U.S. Army was founded on June 14, 1775, and is a profession of standards and discipline, customs and traditions, military expertise and trust.

Official Presidio of Monterey Web site

Official Presidio of Monterey Facebook

PHOTO by Steven L. Shepard, Presidio of Monterey Public Affairs.

PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, Calif. – More than 3,000 students from across California visited the Presidio of Monterey on May 13 for DLIFLC’s Language Day. Students, educators and other participants were treated to stage performances, classroom displays and ethnic cuisine, highlighting the cultures of the many foreign languages taught here.

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PHOTO by Steven L. Shepard, Presidio of Monterey Public Affairs.

PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, Calif. -- The Department of Defense’s premier training institution for culturally based foreign language welcomed its newest commandant, as Col. David K. Chapman assumed command of the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center during a ceremony on Presidio's Soldier Field May 22. Brig. Gen. Christopher P. Hughes, deputy commanding general for Leader Development and Education at the U.S. Army Combined Arms Center at Fort Leavenworth, Kan., officiated the ceremony. Chapman is a DLIFLC graduate with certificates in Russian, Serbian/Croatian and Greek languages, who also served as a second lieutenant 25 years ago at the former Fort Ord with the then-7th Infantry Division. www.army.mil/article/126684/New_leader_takes_reins_of_DLI...

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PHOTO by Steven L. Shepard, Presidio of Monterey Public Affairs.

PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, Calif. -- The Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center held its 73rd Anniversary Ball on Nov. 1st, with more than 350 faculty, staff, students, alumni and friends in attendance. The event, sponsored in part by the DLI Alumni Association and Foundation, was held at the Naval Postgraduate School's historic Herrmann Hall, in Monterey. The guest speaker for the event was Ambassador Daniel Smith, Deputy Secretary for Intelligence and Research from the Department of State.

Official Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center Web site

Official Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center Facebook

PHOTO by Lopez Photography

PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, Calif. -- The Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center held its 73rd Anniversary Ball on Nov. 1st, with more than 350 faculty, staff, students, alumni and friends in attendance. The event, sponsored in part by the DLI Alumni Association and Foundation, was held at the Naval Postgraduate School's historic Herrmann Hall, in Monterey. The guest speaker for the event was Ambassador Daniel Smith, Deputy Secretary for Intelligence and Research from the Department of State.

Official Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center Web site

Official Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center Facebook

PHOTO by Lopez Photography

PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, Calif. -- The 229th Military Intelligence Battalion celebrated the U.S. Army's 239th birthday by hosting the Army Birthday Ball at the Monterey Hyatt Regency June 7. The evening blended Army traditions with celebration and included a cake-cutting event, musical and theatrical performances, fine dining and dancing. The theme for this year's ball was "Lineage, Language, Leadership."

Center for International Security and Cooperation Senior Military Fellow Col. Tracy L. Roou was the evening's guest speaker. Rouu is a Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center graduate of the Russian Basic Course and previously served as Defense Attaché and Senior Defense Official at the U.S. Embassy in Uzbekistan from 2011-2013.

The U.S. Army was founded on June 14, 1775, and is a profession of standards and discipline, customs and traditions, military expertise and trust.

Official Presidio of Monterey Web site

Official Presidio of Monterey Facebook

PHOTO by Steven L. Shepard, Presidio of Monterey Public Affairs.

PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, Calif. -- The 229th Military Intelligence Battalion celebrated the U.S. Army's 239th birthday by hosting the Army Birthday Ball at the Monterey Hyatt Regency June 7. The evening blended Army traditions with celebration and included a cake-cutting event, musical and theatrical performances, fine dining and dancing. The theme for this year's ball was "Lineage, Language, Leadership."

Center for International Security and Cooperation Senior Military Fellow Col. Tracy L. Roou was the evening's guest speaker. Rouu is a Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center graduate of the Russian Basic Course and previously served as Defense Attaché and Senior Defense Official at the U.S. Embassy in Uzbekistan from 2011-2013.

The U.S. Army was founded on June 14, 1775, and is a profession of standards and discipline, customs and traditions, military expertise and trust.

Official Presidio of Monterey Web site

Official Presidio of Monterey Facebook

PHOTO by Steven L. Shepard, Presidio of Monterey Public Affairs.

PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, Calif. -- The Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center held its 73rd Anniversary Ball on Nov. 1st, with more than 350 faculty, staff, students, alumni and friends in attendance. The event, sponsored in part by the DLI Alumni Association and Foundation, was held at the Naval Postgraduate School's historic Herrmann Hall, in Monterey. The guest speaker for the event was Ambassador Daniel Smith, Deputy Secretary for Intelligence and Research from the Department of State.

Official Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center Web site

Official Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center Facebook

PHOTO by Lopez Photography

PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, Calif. -- The 229th Military Intelligence Battalion celebrated the U.S. Army's 239th birthday by hosting the Army Birthday Ball at the Monterey Hyatt Regency June 7. The evening blended Army traditions with celebration and included a cake-cutting event, musical and theatrical performances, fine dining and dancing. The theme for this year's ball was "Lineage, Language, Leadership."

Center for International Security and Cooperation Senior Military Fellow Col. Tracy L. Roou was the evening's guest speaker. Rouu is a Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center graduate of the Russian Basic Course and previously served as Defense Attaché and Senior Defense Official at the U.S. Embassy in Uzbekistan from 2011-2013.

The U.S. Army was founded on June 14, 1775, and is a profession of standards and discipline, customs and traditions, military expertise and trust.

Official Presidio of Monterey Web site

Official Presidio of Monterey Facebook

PHOTO by Steven L. Shepard, Presidio of Monterey Public Affairs.

PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, Calif. – More than 3,000 students from across California visited the Presidio of Monterey on May 13 for DLIFLC’s Language Day. Students, educators and other participants were treated to stage performances, classroom displays and ethnic cuisine, highlighting the cultures of the many foreign languages taught here.

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Official Presidio of Monterey Facebook

PHOTO by Steven L. Shepard, Presidio of Monterey Public Affairs.

PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, Calif. – More than 3,000 students from across California visited the Presidio of Monterey on May 13 for DLIFLC’s Language Day. Students, educators and other participants were treated to stage performances, classroom displays and ethnic cuisine, highlighting the cultures of the many foreign languages taught here.

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PHOTO by Steven L. Shepard, Presidio of Monterey Public Affairs.

PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, Calif. -- The local military community celebrated Earth Day with an informational fair held at the Berlin Wall Courtyard here April 24. In addition to informational and interactive booths hosted by Presidio and community organizations and a variety of food vendors, the event included a tree-planting ceremony involving service members and Presidio and DLIFLC leadership in conjunction with the National Arbor Society.

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PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, Calif. -- The Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center celebrated the upcoming Memorial Day with a ceremony on Presidio’s Soldier Field May 21. The ceremony included a solemn invocation by the Chaplain, a 21-gun salute rendered to fallen service members, firing of the ceremonial cannon, performances by the DLIFLC Joint Service Student Choir, and unveiling of the Dedication Plaque in honor of DLIFLC graduates killed in action during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Special honors were given to Spc. Christopher A. Landis, whose name was added to the Dedication Plaque this year. Landis died February 2014 in Afghanistan from wounds caused by a rocket-propelled grenade while conducting operations in the Kapisa province. Landis enlisted as a cryptologic linguist in the Army in March 2011 and was a DLIFLC Arabic language graduate. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Bragg, N.C. when he lost his life in service to his country.

Following the ceremony, the Presidio Garrison hosted a special reception event for Gold Star Families who were in attendance.

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PHOTO by Steven L. Shepard, Presidio of Monterey Public Affairs.

PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, Calif. -- The Department of Defense’s premier training institution for culturally based foreign language welcomed its newest commandant, as Col. David K. Chapman assumed command of the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center during a ceremony on Presidio's Soldier Field May 22. Brig. Gen. Christopher P. Hughes, deputy commanding general for Leader Development and Education at the U.S. Army Combined Arms Center at Fort Leavenworth, Kan., officiated the ceremony. Chapman is a DLIFLC graduate with certificates in Russian, Serbian/Croatian and Greek languages, who also served as a second lieutenant 25 years ago at the former Fort Ord with the then-7th Infantry Division. www.army.mil/article/126684/New_leader_takes_reins_of_DLI...

Official Presidio of Monterey Web site

Official Presidio of Monterey Facebook

PHOTO by Steven L. Shepard, Presidio of Monterey Public Affairs.

PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, Calif. -- The Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center held its 73rd Anniversary Ball on Nov. 1st, with more than 350 faculty, staff, students, alumni and friends in attendance. The event, sponsored in part by the DLI Alumni Association and Foundation, was held at the Naval Postgraduate School's historic Herrmann Hall, in Monterey. The guest speaker for the event was Ambassador Daniel Smith, Deputy Secretary for Intelligence and Research from the Department of State.

Official Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center Web site

Official Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center Facebook

PHOTO by Lopez Photography

PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, Calif. -- The Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center held its 73rd Anniversary Ball on Nov. 1st, with more than 350 faculty, staff, students, alumni and friends in attendance. The event, sponsored in part by the DLI Alumni Association and Foundation, was held at the Naval Postgraduate School's historic Herrmann Hall, in Monterey. The guest speaker for the event was Ambassador Daniel Smith, Deputy Secretary for Intelligence and Research from the Department of State.

Official Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center Web site

Official Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center Facebook

PHOTO by Lopez Photography

PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, Calif. -- The Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center held its 73rd Anniversary Ball on Nov. 1st, with more than 350 faculty, staff, students, alumni and friends in attendance. The event, sponsored in part by the DLI Alumni Association and Foundation, was held at the Naval Postgraduate School's historic Herrmann Hall, in Monterey. The guest speaker for the event was Ambassador Daniel Smith, Deputy Secretary for Intelligence and Research from the Department of State.

Official Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center Web site

Official Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center Facebook

PHOTO by Lopez Photography

PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, Calif. -- The Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center held its 73rd Anniversary Ball on Nov. 1st, with more than 350 faculty, staff, students, alumni and friends in attendance. The event, sponsored in part by the DLI Alumni Association and Foundation, was held at the Naval Postgraduate School's historic Herrmann Hall, in Monterey. The guest speaker for the event was Ambassador Daniel Smith, Deputy Secretary for Intelligence and Research from the Department of State.

Official Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center Web site

Official Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center Facebook

PHOTO by Lopez Photography

PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, Calif. -- The Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center’s most colorful day of the year came May 8 as the Presidio opened its doors and welcomed a crowd estimated at more than 5,000 during its 31st hosting of Language Day. Attendees were treated to a diversity of songs, skits, dances, classroom demonstrations as well as food and wares that represented the cultures of 23 languages studied here at the military’s preeminent language training facility. Also in attendance were 54 combat veterans of the Vietnam War, honored guests during a “Welcome Home” ceremony led by Col. Paul Fellinger, Presidio of Monterey garrison commander, and Dan Presser, Military and Veterans Affairs Advisory Committee member, in commemoration of the war’s 50th anniversary.

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Official Presidio of Monterey Facebook

PHOTO by Steven L. Shepard, Presidio of Monterey Public Affairs.

PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, Calif. -- The 229th Military Intelligence Battalion celebrated the U.S. Army's 239th birthday by hosting the Army Birthday Ball at the Monterey Hyatt Regency June 7. The evening blended Army traditions with celebration and included a cake-cutting event, musical and theatrical performances, fine dining and dancing. The theme for this year's ball was "Lineage, Language, Leadership."

Center for International Security and Cooperation Senior Military Fellow Col. Tracy L. Roou was the evening's guest speaker. Rouu is a Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center graduate of the Russian Basic Course and previously served as Defense Attaché and Senior Defense Official at the U.S. Embassy in Uzbekistan from 2011-2013.

The U.S. Army was founded on June 14, 1775, and is a profession of standards and discipline, customs and traditions, military expertise and trust.

Official Presidio of Monterey Web site

Official Presidio of Monterey Facebook

PHOTO by Steven L. Shepard, Presidio of Monterey Public Affairs.

PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, Calif. -- The 229th Military Intelligence Battalion celebrated the U.S. Army's 239th birthday by hosting the Army Birthday Ball at the Monterey Hyatt Regency June 7. The evening blended Army traditions with celebration and included a cake-cutting event, musical and theatrical performances, fine dining and dancing. The theme for this year's ball was "Lineage, Language, Leadership."

Center for International Security and Cooperation Senior Military Fellow Col. Tracy L. Roou was the evening's guest speaker. Rouu is a Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center graduate of the Russian Basic Course and previously served as Defense Attaché and Senior Defense Official at the U.S. Embassy in Uzbekistan from 2011-2013.

The U.S. Army was founded on June 14, 1775, and is a profession of standards and discipline, customs and traditions, military expertise and trust.

Official Presidio of Monterey Web site

Official Presidio of Monterey Facebook

PHOTO by Steven L. Shepard, Presidio of Monterey Public Affairs.

PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, Calif. -- The Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center’s most colorful day of the year came May 8 as the Presidio opened its doors and welcomed a crowd estimated at more than 5,000 during its 31st hosting of Language Day. Attendees were treated to a diversity of songs, skits, dances, classroom demonstrations as well as food and wares that represented the cultures of 23 languages studied here at the military’s preeminent language training facility. Also in attendance were 54 combat veterans of the Vietnam War, honored guests during a “Welcome Home” ceremony led by Col. Paul Fellinger, Presidio of Monterey garrison commander, and Dan Presser, Military and Veterans Affairs Advisory Committee member, in commemoration of the war’s 50th anniversary.

Official Presidio of Monterey Web site

Official Presidio of Monterey Facebook

PHOTO by Steven L. Shepard, Presidio of Monterey Public Affairs.

PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, Calif. -- The 229th Military Intelligence Battalion celebrated the U.S. Army's 239th birthday by hosting the Army Birthday Ball at the Monterey Hyatt Regency June 7. The evening blended Army traditions with celebration and included a cake-cutting event, musical and theatrical performances, fine dining and dancing. The theme for this year's ball was "Lineage, Language, Leadership."

Center for International Security and Cooperation Senior Military Fellow Col. Tracy L. Roou was the evening's guest speaker. Rouu is a Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center graduate of the Russian Basic Course and previously served as Defense Attaché and Senior Defense Official at the U.S. Embassy in Uzbekistan from 2011-2013.

The U.S. Army was founded on June 14, 1775, and is a profession of standards and discipline, customs and traditions, military expertise and trust.

Official Presidio of Monterey Web site

Official Presidio of Monterey Facebook

PHOTO by Steven L. Shepard, Presidio of Monterey Public Affairs.

PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, Calif. -- The 229th Military Intelligence Battalion celebrated the U.S. Army's 239th birthday by hosting the Army Birthday Ball at the Monterey Hyatt Regency June 7. The evening blended Army traditions with celebration and included a cake-cutting event, musical and theatrical performances, fine dining and dancing. The theme for this year's ball was "Lineage, Language, Leadership."

Center for International Security and Cooperation Senior Military Fellow Col. Tracy L. Roou was the evening's guest speaker. Rouu is a Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center graduate of the Russian Basic Course and previously served as Defense Attaché and Senior Defense Official at the U.S. Embassy in Uzbekistan from 2011-2013.

The U.S. Army was founded on June 14, 1775, and is a profession of standards and discipline, customs and traditions, military expertise and trust.

Official Presidio of Monterey Web site

Official Presidio of Monterey Facebook

PHOTO by Steven L. Shepard, Presidio of Monterey Public Affairs.

PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, Calif. - For the first time in more than a decade, the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center opened its doors to the local community for its annual Language Day celebration.

Held May 11, on the open grounds of historic Soldier Field and surrounding classrooms, Language Day was a colorful celebration of foreign languages and cultural education highlighting the 26 different languages taught to military personnel at the Presidio of Monterey.

Official Presidio of Monterey Web site

Official Presidio of Monterey Facebook

PHOTO by Steven L. Shepard, Presidio of Monterey Public Affairs.

PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, Calif. - For the first time in more than a decade, the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center opened its doors to the local community for its annual Language Day celebration.

Held May 11, on the open grounds of historic Soldier Field and surrounding classrooms, Language Day was a colorful celebration of foreign languages and cultural education highlighting the 26 different languages taught to military personnel at the Presidio of Monterey.

Official Presidio of Monterey Web site

Official Presidio of Monterey Facebook

PHOTO by Steven L. Shepard, Presidio of Monterey Public Affairs.

PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, Calif. -- The 229th Military Intelligence Battalion celebrated the U.S. Army's 239th birthday by hosting the Army Birthday Ball at the Monterey Hyatt Regency June 7. The evening blended Army traditions with celebration and included a cake-cutting event, musical and theatrical performances, fine dining and dancing. The theme for this year's ball was "Lineage, Language, Leadership."

Center for International Security and Cooperation Senior Military Fellow Col. Tracy L. Roou was the evening's guest speaker. Rouu is a Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center graduate of the Russian Basic Course and previously served as Defense Attaché and Senior Defense Official at the U.S. Embassy in Uzbekistan from 2011-2013.

The U.S. Army was founded on June 14, 1775, and is a profession of standards and discipline, customs and traditions, military expertise and trust.

Official Presidio of Monterey Web site

Official Presidio of Monterey Facebook

PHOTO by Steven L. Shepard, Presidio of Monterey Public Affairs.

PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, Calif. – More than 3,000 students from across California visited the Presidio of Monterey on May 13 for DLIFLC’s Language Day. Students, educators and other participants were treated to stage performances, classroom displays and ethnic cuisine, highlighting the cultures of the many foreign languages taught here.

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PHOTO by Steven L. Shepard, Presidio of Monterey Public Affairs.

Part of my backstage pass collection when i used to work as a lighting designer and roadie :)

Going from left to right from the top the passes include the following:

Top Row:

Simply Red (1987), Bon Jovi "Slippery When Wet Tour" (1987), Gipsy Kings (1989), George Michael "Faith Tour" (1988)

Middle Row:

Belinda Carlisle "Runaway Horses Tour" (1990), Pink Floyd "A Momentary Lapse of Reason Tour" (1988), Debbie Gibson "Electric Youth Tour" (1989), Paul McCartney "The New World Tour" (1993), Joe Satriani "Flying in a Blue Dream Tour" (1990), Starlight Express (1988), Williamstown Rock Festival (1990)

Bottom Row:

John Farnham "Chain Reaction Tour" (1990), B.B. King "Australian Tour" (1989), Jeff Healey "Hell to Pay World Tour" (1991), Virgin Megastore opening in Melbourne. Ratcat "Blind Love Tour" MTV recording (1991), Melbourne Music Expo (1990), Foreign Language "Upper Yarra Music Festival" (1988)

I wish that i had kept all of the other passes from shows that i had worked on, though the tended to get damaged and i threw them away :(

See www.splatt.com.au/blog/archives/2006/09/the_crew.html for the blog post.

PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, Calif. -- The Department of Defense’s premier training institution for culturally based foreign language welcomed its newest commandant, as Col. David K. Chapman assumed command of the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center during a ceremony on Presidio's Soldier Field May 22. Brig. Gen. Christopher P. Hughes, deputy commanding general for Leader Development and Education at the U.S. Army Combined Arms Center at Fort Leavenworth, Kan., officiated the ceremony. Chapman is a DLIFLC graduate with certificates in Russian, Serbian/Croatian and Greek languages, who also served as a second lieutenant 25 years ago at the former Fort Ord with the then-7th Infantry Division. www.army.mil/article/126684/New_leader_takes_reins_of_DLI...

Official Presidio of Monterey Web site

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PHOTO by Steven L. Shepard, Presidio of Monterey Public Affairs.

PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, Calif. -- The 229th Military Intelligence Battalion celebrated the U.S. Army's 239th birthday by hosting the Army Birthday Ball at the Monterey Hyatt Regency June 7. The evening blended Army traditions with celebration and included a cake-cutting event, musical and theatrical performances, fine dining and dancing. The theme for this year's ball was "Lineage, Language, Leadership."

Center for International Security and Cooperation Senior Military Fellow Col. Tracy L. Roou was the evening's guest speaker. Rouu is a Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center graduate of the Russian Basic Course and previously served as Defense Attaché and Senior Defense Official at the U.S. Embassy in Uzbekistan from 2011-2013.

The U.S. Army was founded on June 14, 1775, and is a profession of standards and discipline, customs and traditions, military expertise and trust.

Official Presidio of Monterey Web site

Official Presidio of Monterey Facebook

PHOTO by Steven L. Shepard, Presidio of Monterey Public Affairs.

PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, Calif. -- The 229th Military Intelligence Battalion celebrated the U.S. Army's 239th birthday by hosting the Army Birthday Ball at the Monterey Hyatt Regency June 7. The evening blended Army traditions with celebration and included a cake-cutting event, musical and theatrical performances, fine dining and dancing. The theme for this year's ball was "Lineage, Language, Leadership."

Center for International Security and Cooperation Senior Military Fellow Col. Tracy L. Roou was the evening's guest speaker. Rouu is a Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center graduate of the Russian Basic Course and previously served as Defense Attaché and Senior Defense Official at the U.S. Embassy in Uzbekistan from 2011-2013.

The U.S. Army was founded on June 14, 1775, and is a profession of standards and discipline, customs and traditions, military expertise and trust.

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PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, Calif. -- The 229th Military Intelligence Battalion celebrated the U.S. Army's 239th birthday by hosting the Army Birthday Ball at the Monterey Hyatt Regency June 7. The evening blended Army traditions with celebration and included a cake-cutting event, musical and theatrical performances, fine dining and dancing. The theme for this year's ball was "Lineage, Language, Leadership."

Center for International Security and Cooperation Senior Military Fellow Col. Tracy L. Roou was the evening's guest speaker. Rouu is a Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center graduate of the Russian Basic Course and previously served as Defense Attaché and Senior Defense Official at the U.S. Embassy in Uzbekistan from 2011-2013.

The U.S. Army was founded on June 14, 1775, and is a profession of standards and discipline, customs and traditions, military expertise and trust.

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PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, Calif. – More than 3,000 students from across California visited the Presidio of Monterey on May 13 for DLIFLC’s Language Day. Students, educators and other participants were treated to stage performances, classroom displays and ethnic cuisine, highlighting the cultures of the many foreign languages taught here.

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PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, Calif. -- The local military community celebrated Earth Day with an informational fair held at the Berlin Wall Courtyard here April 24. In addition to informational and interactive booths hosted by Presidio and community organizations and a variety of food vendors, the event included a tree-planting ceremony involving service members and Presidio and DLIFLC leadership in conjunction with the National Arbor Society.

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PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, Calif. -- The 229th Military Intelligence Battalion and Defense Language Institute Foundation celebrated the U.S. Army's 241st birthday by hosting the 2016 Monterey Army Birthday Ball inside the Grand Ballroom of the Hyatt Regency Monterey Hotel, June 4.

The evening was a blend of tradition and celebration that included toasts, cake-cutting, musical performances, fine dining and dancing. The theme for this year's ball was the "Roaring 20's" and guests were encouraged to dress accordingly.

Command Sgt. Maj. Thomas J. Latter, U.S. Army Intelligence Center of Excellence, was the evening's guest speaker. The USAICoE is the Army's school for professional training of military intelligence personnel located at Fort Huachuca, AZ.

The U.S. Army was founded on June 14, 1775, when the Continental Congress authorized enlistment of riflemen to serve the United Colonies for one year.

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PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, Calif. -- The Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center held its 73rd Anniversary Ball on Nov. 1st, with more than 350 faculty, staff, students, alumni and friends in attendance. The event, sponsored in part by the DLI Alumni Association and Foundation, was held at the Naval Postgraduate School's historic Herrmann Hall, in Monterey. The guest speaker for the event was Ambassador Daniel Smith, Deputy Secretary for Intelligence and Research from the Department of State.

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PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, Calif. -- The Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center’s most colorful day of the year came May 8 as the Presidio opened its doors and welcomed a crowd estimated at more than 5,000 during its 31st hosting of Language Day. Attendees were treated to a diversity of songs, skits, dances, classroom demonstrations as well as food and wares that represented the cultures of 23 languages studied here at the military’s preeminent language training facility. Also in attendance were 54 combat veterans of the Vietnam War, honored guests during a “Welcome Home” ceremony led by Col. Paul Fellinger, Presidio of Monterey garrison commander, and Dan Presser, Military and Veterans Affairs Advisory Committee member, in commemoration of the war’s 50th anniversary.

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