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slightlv

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67. At least under the Air Force, when I was in and when I was an assistant liaison officer,
Mon Oct 13, 2025, 05:55 PM
Monday

ALL foreign training was under the main department of the DLI. True, after graduating from DLI classes, some went to other training bases, but they were still all registered DLI.

Army calls it something else... and although I worked with them for over 10 years, I'll be damned if I can pull the name out of my head right now. But it was the same type of thing... they came first under the language and war college training, and then on to other posts for further training. I likened it to joining the AF, going to basic, and then going to your tech school afterwards. But you were still tracked by where you went to Basic.

While I was liaison while at Lackland, I was DoD while creating lessons and curriculum for the War College. There were entire lessons and units that were not available for those who were here from foreign countries. Even vignette scenarios had to be carefully constructed so as not to resemble too closely anything that had happened and might be classified -- even if it had been in the news media for ages. THAT one I thought was pretty dumb... but, then, who was I? Just a coder... (LOL)

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Idiots... wcmagumba Friday #1
Post removed Post removed Friday #3
Still a stupid idea, Dem or Thug...IMO wcmagumba Friday #5
You keep posting this. Have a link/proof? awesomerwb1 Friday #11
Article from 2022 Abnredleg Friday #13
That is different. Biden didn't propose a foreign base here. yardwork Friday #25
They're building a training facility at Mountain Home AFB Abnredleg Friday #31
Show me a foreign military facility on American soil. yardwork Friday #33
Sure there is Abnredleg Friday #36
We have, or used to have, COL Mustard Friday #49
it's fairly common Lithos Friday #52
Thanks, Lithos. yardwork Saturday #59
From what I've read, this Qatari facility is different from the slightlv Saturday #62
The DoD clarified what Hegseth mumbled through Lithos Sunday #63
Then why have they not mentioned the DLI? slightlv Monday #64
DLI Defense Language Institute Lithos Monday #66
At least under the Air Force, when I was in and when I was an assistant liaison officer, slightlv Monday #67
It's part of FMS Lithos Monday #69
DT was president when this project started cyranodequixote Friday #53
Post removed Post removed Friday #19
Calm down. The poster is wrong. yardwork Friday #26
Dump sold them the jets and made the base promise in 2017 -- Stop trying to hang this on Biden Ponietz Friday #29
This will not end well UpInArms Friday #2
It's common to create training units in the US as part of plane sales Abnredleg Friday #4
I was referring to the MAGAt fallout UpInArms Friday #7
That's different from giving them their own base on our soil. yardwork Friday #27
They're constructing a training facility on a US base Abnredleg Friday #30
I've never heard of letting another country built their own base on our soil. yardwork Friday #32
They are not building their own base Abnredleg Friday #37
You are correct orangecrush Saturday #60
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Its not a base - its a training detachment on an US base Abnredleg Friday #17
That's not what Hegseth said. yardwork Friday #28
Facility as in hangars and admin offices Abnredleg Friday #38
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This is a routine training package Abnredleg Friday #43
I saw the same thing when I went to my son's Air Force BMT graduation at Lackland... WarGamer Saturday #56
What it does equal is an another solid/decent messaging opportunity for the opposition. BannonsLiver Saturday #61
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Foreign Military On Our Soil? GregGilman Friday #39
Foreign military F-15 training by Boeing contractors ON a US military base. NOT giving Qatar their own land for a base. ancianita Friday #40
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