Defense Language Institute

The Original Presidio of Monterey
The military has played a vital role on the Monterey Peninsula since the area was "discovered" and claimed for Spain by Sebastian Vizcaino in 1602. Vizcaino named the Bay Monterey, in honor of his benefactor, Gaspar de Zuniga y Acevedo, Conde de (count of) Monterrey, then viceroy of New Spain (Mexico).

The Monterey Bay area was colonized by a small Spanish expedition that reached Monterey Bay in May 1770. Captain Don Gaspar de Portola commanded the military component of this expedition, and Franciscan Father Junipero Serra was in charge of the religious element. Portola officially took possession of Alta (Upper) California for Spain, and Serra celebrated a Thanksgiving mass, on June 3, 1770. Portola established a presidio (fort) and mission at the southern end of Monterey Bay the same day, in accordance with his orders to "erect a fort to occupy and defend the port from attacks by the Russians, who are about to invade us." Portola's actions were spurred by the Spanish fear that other nations, particularly Russia had designs upon her New World Empire. Spain then moved to occupy that portion of the western American coast that she had previously neglected. The Monterey Presidio was one of four presidios and 21 missions established by Spain in California.

The original Presidio consisted of a square of adobe building located near Lake El Estero in the vicinity of what is now downtown Monterey. The fort's original mission, the Royal Presidio Chapel, established in 1770, was renovated and reopened in 2008. The original Presidio was protected by a small fort with 11 cannons, called El Castillo. It was built in 1792 on land now part of the present Presidio of Monterey. The original Presidio fell into disrepair, as Mexican rule replaced that of Spain in California in 1822.

Fort Mervine
Commodore John Drake Sloat, commanding the U.S. Pacific Squadron, seized Monterey in July 1846, during the Mexican War. He landed unopposed with a small force in Monterey and claimed the territory and the Presidio for the United States. He left a small garrison of Marines and seamen who began improving defenses near the former El Castillo, to better protect the town and the harbor. The new defenses were named Fort Mervine in honor of Captain William Mervine, who commanded one of the ships in Sloat's squadron.

Company F, 3rd Artillery Regiment arrived in Monterey in January 1847, and the U.S. Army then assumed from the Navy responsibility for the continuing construction of Fort Mervine. Two of the artillery lieutenants, William Tecumseh Sherman and E.O.C. Ord, plus Engineer Lieutenant Henry W. Halleck, became prominent generals during the Civil War.

During its early history, this fortification seemed to have many names, including Fort Halleck, Fort Savannah and the Monterey Redoubt. In 1852, the Monterey Redoubt was renamed the Monterey Ordnance Depot and used until 1856 as a military storehouse. From 1856 to the closing months of the Civil War, the fort, then called Ord Barracks, was abandoned. It was manned again in 1865, and abandoned a second time in 1866, although the U.S. Government "reserved" for possible future use a 140-acre military reservation surrounding the redoubt.

The Presidio of
Monterey: 1902-1946
Near the end of the Philippine Insurrection in 1902, the Army recognized it needed additional forts, particularly on the West Coast. As possible sites were being surveyed, the Army "discovered" that it already owned a large area in Monterey that would be suitable for a military post. In July 1902, the Army announced plans to build a cantonment area and station one infantry regiment at Monterey. The 15th Infantry Regiment, which had fought in China and the Philippines, arrived in Monterey in September 1902 and began building the cantonment area. The 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry, "Buffalo Soldiers," arrived shortly thereafter.

In 1902, the name of the cantonment area was the Monterey Military Reservation. It was changed to Ord Barracks on July 13, 1903, and to the Presidio of Monterey on Aug. 30, 1904. Various infantry regiments rotated through the Presidio of Monterey, including the 15th Infantry (1902-1906), 20th Infantry (1906-1909), and 12th Infantry (1909-1917), frequently with supporting cavalry and artillery elements. The Army School of Musketry, the forerunner of the Infantry School, operated at the Presidio of Monterey from 1907 to 1913. In 1917, the U.S. War Department purchased a nearby parcel of 15,609.5 acres of land, called the Gigling Reservation, to use as training areas for Presidio of Monterey troops. This post, supplemented by additional acreage, was renamed Fort Ord on Aug. 15, 1940.

The 11th Cavalry Regiment was posted at the Presidio from 1919 to 1940, and the 2nd Battalion, 76th Field Artillery Regiment, from 1922 to 1940. During the summer months, Presidio soldiers organized and led Civilian Conservation Corps, Citizens' Military Training Corps and Reserve Officer Training Corps camps in the local area. In 1940, the Presidio became the temporary headquarters of the III Corps, and served as a reception center until 1944. Declared inactive in late 1944, the Presidio was reopened in 1945 and served as a Civil Affairs Staging and Holding Area for civil affairs soldiers preparing for the occupation of Japan.

Army Language Training Moves to Monterey
Military Intelligence Service
Language School
On Nov. 1, 1941, the Army established the Fourth U.S. Army Intelligence School at the Presidio of San Francisco to teach the Japanese language to Japanese-American (Nisei) soldiers to use in a possible conflict with Japan. War broke out in December 1941, and in 1942 the school was moved to Minnesota and renamed the Military Intelligence Service Language School (MISLS). Almost all of the 6,000 wartime graduates of the MISLS were trained in Japanese.

Army Language School
In 1946 the MISLS was moved to the Presidio of Monterey. It added Russian, Chinese, Korean, Arabic and six other languages to its curriculum, and was renamed the Army Language School (ALS) in 1947. The size of the faculty and student classes and number of languages taught increased throughout the Cold War years.

Defense Language Institute
Different service language schools were combined in 1963, when the ALS was re-designated the Defense Language Institute, West Coast Branch (DLIWC), with its headquarters in Washington, D.C. The Navy school became the Defense Language Institute East Coast Branch. The Air Force programs were phased out by 1970. The U.S. Air Force English Language School for foreign military personnel at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, became the Defense Language Institute English Language Center.

During the Vietnam conflict the need for Vietnamese language training was so great that a special branch, the Defense Language Institute Southwest Branch, was established at Biggs Air Force Base near El Paso, Texas. This branch was phased out in 1973, but not before DLI had exposed more than 20,000 servicemembers to the Vietnamese language.

When the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command was established in 1973, DLI was placed under its control. In 1974, the DLI headquarters and the East Coast Branch merged with the West Coast Branch at the Presidio of Monterey. In 1976, the English Language Center was separated from the rest of DLI, and the school at Monterey became the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center (DLIFLC).

U.S. Army Garrison, Presidio of Monterey
For many years the Presidio was a sub-installation of the nearby Fort Ord. When Fort Ord closed on Sept. 30, 1994, the Presidio of Monterey again became a separate installation under TRADOC. It retained some military family housing and support facilities at the former Fort Ord, such as the Post Exchange and Commissary in the Ord Military Community. When the Army established the Installation Management Agency, on Oct. 1, 2003, the Presidio of Monterey Garrison was separated from TRADOC, although the garrison continues to support the main tenant, DLIFLC. On Oct. 24, 2006 all Army garrisons were realigned under the U.S. Army Installation Management Command to provide better service throughout the Army.

The Garrison staff provides the full range of service functions to tenant commands, Service Members and Family Members.

Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center
Mission Statement
DLIFLC provides culturally-based foreign language education, training, evaluation and sustainment for Department of Defense personnel in order to ensure the success of the Defense Language Program and enhance the security of the nation.

About DLIFLC
DLIFLC is regarded as one of the finest schools for foreign language instruction in the nation. Resident instruction is provided at the Presidio of Monterey in 24 languages and several dialects, five days a week, seven hours per day, with two to three hours of homework each night. Courses last between 26 and 64 weeks, depending on the difficulty of the language.

Instruction takes place in eight separate language schools and the Emerging Languages Task Force (ELTF), where new, surge languages are taught in response to the needs of the sponsoring agencies. The present facilities at the Presidio of Monterey accommodate approximately 3,500 Soldiers, Marines, Sailors and Airmen, as well as select DoD members and the U.S. Coast Guard. To attend DLIFLC one must be a member of the Armed Forces or be sponsored by a government agency.

DLIFLC Students are taught by more than 1,700 highly educated instructors, 98 percent of whom are native speakers of the languages they teach. Aside from classroom instruction, faculty also write course materials in the Curriculum Development Division, design tests called the Defense Language Proficiency Test, conduct research and provide analysis.

To further advance student knowledge in a particular language, DLIFLC has designed an immersion program which consists of an offsite facility where students spend from one to three days in an isolated environment with their instructors and are not allowed to speak English. The facility is equipped with kitchens and sleeping quarters, while the program consists of real-world exercises, from bargaining for food and clothing at a market place, to going through customs, or making hotel reservations. DLIFLC also sends a number of students on 30-day, in-country immersions to countries such as Egypt, South Korea, China, the Ukraine, etc.

Non-resident, or Post-Basic instruction primarily takes place in the Continuing Education (CE) directorate, which is located near the Presidio at Ord Military Community in Seaside, Calif. Intermediate, advanced and refresher courses are conducted at this facility. DLIFLC also maintains Language Training Detachments (LTD) at 13 sites worldwide, where DLIFLC instructors are assigned to teach language sustainment and enhancement courses at the request of a particular military service.

CE is also the home of the Field Support and Special Programs division, which provides pre-deployment basic language and cultural awareness training to service members. Instructor Mobile Training Teams travel year-round to deliver from two days to four weeks of training, depending on the needs of the requesting unit. Additionally, DLIFLC instructors teach within the scope of the Professional Military Education System at military schools such as the Command and General Staff College, the Air War College and the Naval Postgraduate School.

To support the operating forces, DLIFLC produces Language Survival Kits (LSK) which are pocket size pamphlets with CDs designed to be used in the field and range in topics from search and cordon, to medical terminology. LSKs exist in more than 30 languages and can contain up to 12 different topical domains within one language. Each year the Institute ships more than 250,000 LSKs to deploying forces.

DLIFLC has designed a new program called Headstart, consisting of an interactive 80-hour, self-paced DVD which teaches basic language, culture and limited reading and writing. The Avatar characters used in this product are designed to function along the lines of today's interactive computer games. Headstart is currently available in Iraqi Arabic, and Dari and Pashto spoken in Afghanistan. These language materials can be ordered via DLIFLC's Language Materials Distribution System website at https://lmds.dliflc.edu.

DLI Alumni Association
The DLI Alumni Association (DLIAA) was founded in November 2001. The purpose of the Association is to promote the institutional advancement of the DLIFLC and the Alumni of DLIFLC by developing, coordinating and promoting programs that attract support and participation of DLI Alumni; by offering opportunities for career networking and mentoring; by showcasing DLIFLC academic programs, and student/ alumni and faculty achievements; by coordinating events, seminars, dinners and speaking tours; and by bringing together the Alumni in a professional and social setting. For more information on the Association and its activities, please visit us online at http://www.dli-alumni.org or phone (831) 242-6882 and leave a voice message.

Directions to Presidio of Monterey/DLIFLC
Air Travel
Several flights arrive at the Monterey Peninsula Airport each day. Limousine and taxi service is available from the airport to the Presidio. If you arrive by air, report to the limousine service desk for transportation to DLI. Be sure to keep receipts for ground transportation to DLI for reimbursement later.

Mineta San Jose International Airport is next in proximity to Monterey. Find out more about it here: http://www.sjc.org/index.html San Jose Airport USO information: http://affiliates.uso.org/northerncalifornia/files/sjc.htm If flying into the San Francisco International Airport, visit the USO lounge in the airport. It is comfortable and has services for military travelers and their family members. The USO, open 24 hours every day, is located on the second floor of the main terminal above the United Airlines ticket counters.

Oakland International airport is in the East Bay. More information can be found here: http://www.flyoakland.com/index2.cfm

Driving from the North
Use Highway 101 South to the Monterey Peninsula exit near Prunedale (Highway 156 West). This five-mile road leads to Highway 1 South.

At the mouth of the Monterey Bay, Highway 1 South travels on the outskirts of Marina and Seaside, as well as the former Fort Ord, now called the Ord Military Community (OMC).

Continue along Highway 1 South until just south of the Seaside city limits; then take the Del Monte exit. Follow Del Monte until you approach the Fisherman's Wharf intersection.

At this point there are two choices to get to the installation:
(1) Move to the left lane at the Fisherman's Wharf intersection. Follow straight ahead, passing the Portola Plaza Hotel of Monterey (on your right). At Pacific Street turn left. Go one block, turn right and go up Franklin Street. At the crest of the hill you'll be entering the Presidio of Monterey at the Franklin Street Gate. Sign in at Taylor Hall (Building 616) during duty hours. If you're arriving during non-duty hours, report to your respective service's duty office.

(2) Move to the right lane at the Fisherman's Wharf intersection and follow the signs to Cannery Row. Go through the tunnel and then get into the right lane. Veer right onto Foam Street. Take the first left turn. Then take an immediate left again onto Lighthouse Avenue (because you can't make a left from Lighthouse onto Pvt. Bolio road).

Turn right onto Pvt. Bolio Road. It will take you onto the Presidio via Pvt. Bolio Road. At the top of the hill (the third stop sign), turn left onto Lawton Road (unmarked).

This stretch of road connects the Franklin Street Gate and Taylor Street Gate. The first building on your left is Rasmussen Hall (Building 614—a long, two-story building). The first building to the right, on the corner, is Taylor Hall (Building 616—a square, two-story building).

Driving from the South
Use Highway 101 to Salinas. Follow Highway 68 signs to Monterey Peninsula/Highway 1 to the Pacific Grove City/17-Mile Drive turnoff (Highway 68). Turn right. Follow Highway 68 to Prescott Avenue. Turn right on Prescott Avenue.

At the first traffic light, turn right on Taylor Street. Within one block's distance you'll enter the Presidio through the Taylor Street Gate. Immediately after entering through the Taylor Street Gate turn left onto Lawton Road. Follow Lawton Road until you pass Pvt. Bolio and Kit Carson Roads.

Check-in
Both Taylor Hall and Rasmussen Hall are on Lawton Road. If you're arriving during the day, go to Taylor Hall (Building 616), located at the corner of Lawton and Rifle Range Roads near the Franklin Street Gate. After duty hours, go to your respective service duty office.

Pvt. Bolio Gate is open 24 hours per day, seven days per week for vehicle and pedestrian access. Visitor passes are issued 24 hours a day for authorized visitors with license, proof of insurance and vehicle registration.

In-Processing at POM
After unit in-processing, all servicemembers must attend the Joint Service In-processing Brief (JSIB), which is mandatory for all newly assigned military members of all ranks and services. The JSIB is conducted to provide a one-stop in-processing station to ensure military members process with all installation/ community level agencies. JSIB is conducted every Tuesday. The JSIB consists of briefings and in-processing stations.

The JSIB briefing includes: Military Personnel Division (for Army personnel only-personnel records will be collected), U.S. Army Health Clinic (medical records will be collected); Education Center; Associate of Arts Degree Program; Army Community Services; Morale, Welfare and Recreation; Transportation Office; Presidio of Monterey Police Department; Vehicle Registration; Chaplain's Office; Finance (for Army personnel only); Safety Briefing, Inspector General; Equal Opportunity; Anti-Terrorism/Force Protection; Legal Assistance; The Parks at Monterey Bay (Family Housing); and Dental Clinic (dental records will be collected).

In-processing stations include: Military Personnel Division; 229th Military Intelligence Battalion; Medical Clinic; Dental Clinic; Army Community Services; Outdoor Recreation; Transportation Office; School Liaison Office; Associate of Arts Degree Program; Vehicle Registration (DoD decal and parking stickers); and the Parks at Monterey Bay.

For more information, please contact the Directorate of Human Resources, U.S. Army Garrison, Presidio of Monterey at (831) 242-5210/7212 or DSN 768-5210/7212.

Military Units at POM
The academic regimen at DLIFLC is rigorous. Students attend class six hours a day and complete two hours of homework each night. A typical school day covers two weeks of normal college language curriculum and the typical language course is the equivalent of over five years of college language training. All the units work closely with the language schools to monitor student progress and provide students the best opportunities to excel academically and develop into the warrior-linguists the Nation needs. In addition to the language training each military service has service-unique training to accomplish as well.

First-term Service members typically share a room in the Barracks with telephone service, cable television and internet service available. Barracks vary in age and condition; while some are newer than others, the older barracks are being renovated on a rotating schedule.

See detailed housing information in the Military Community Services section beginning on page 21. As parking on the Presidio is at a premium due to several building projects, commuting via the FREE Monterey Salinas Transit (MST) bus service (cost is subsidized by DOT) is highly recommended. As part of a long-term plan to improve language instruction facilities, two new instruction buildings are under construction as this document goes to print. If you cannot take the bus, carpools are recommended as parking tickets are expensive on the Presidio.

U.S. Army: 229th Military
Intelligence Battalion
Mission
The 229th Military Intelligence Battalion provides the Army ready Soldier linguists. The Commander's priorities include: Develop Leaders; Mental, Physical, Moral Fitness (Discipline) and Teamwork. Our Soldiers strive to become linguists for the Army who are: Soldiers First and Intelligence Professionals second to none. We balance military and academic training, maximizing the potential for Soldier success in DLIFLC's culturally based foreign language education and training. We promote the Warrior Ethos, lifelong learning and combat readiness, while ensuring the welfare of Soldiers and their families. We encourage agile and adaptive leaders to lead with initiative, courage, and discipline and engage the community positively as contributing citizens and neighbors.

On average, 1,200 Soldiers face challenging language education at any given time during the year. Combined with permanent party cadre, personnel strength exceeds 1,300 Soldiers in the battalion with students enrolled in all of DLIFLC's language schools. With that, the 229th Military Intelligence Battalion is one of the largest and most diverse battalions in TRADOC.

Six companies comprise the battalion. Each company is responsible for the billeting, discipline, morale and welfare of its Soldiers. Companies A, B, C, D and F provide command, control, training, administration and supply support to Initial Entry Training (IET) Soldiers' and Careerist Soldiers through the rank of SSG. Over 40 percent of the Soldiers attending DLI are IET Soldiers.

Companies A thru D and F organize by languages their students are learning: Companies A and C include Arabic, Company B includes European languages, Company D includes east Asian languages and Company F includes central Asian languages. Company B also performs the reception mission and all IET Soldiers will report to Company B immediately following Basic Combat Training. Company E provides command, control, training, administration, and supply support to assigned and attached careerist student personnel, including officers and senior NCOs. They also coordinate with the Foreign Area Officer program coordinator to enhance foreign area officer assignments, training and administrative support.

In addition to language and military skills training, the Soldiers of the 229th participate in a wide range of intramural athletics and community service activities. For further details, please visit the following website http://www. monterey.army.mil/tenants/229/battalion.html

U.S. Army: Headquarters
and Headquarters Company
The primary mission of HHC, DLIFLC & POM is to provide Command and Control (C2) for the installation. This company is comprised of permanently assigned Soldiers at DLIFLC & POM—on average, 100 Soldiers. Soldiers that belong to this company include the staff, all Army Military Language Instructors (MLI) and all Support Elements at DLI not assigned to the 229th MI BN.

HHC Soldiers are actively engaged in the administration of the Institute as well as teaching the military aspects of language instruction to linguist students from all military services. Military Language Instructors in HHC teach Arabic (Modern and Iraqi Dialect), Chinese, Korean, Persian Farsi, Russian, Spanish, Tagalog and many others. Some of the support services provided by HHC Soldiers include administrative actions, supply transactions, public affairs, legal advice, inspector general, equal opportunity, retention and chaplain support. For further details and information regarding to HHC and DLIFLC & POM refer to the following website http://www.monterey.army.mil/.

U.S. Marine Corps Detachment
Mission Statement
Provide operational, administrative and logistical support for Marine Corps personnel assigned for duty in the Monterey Peninsula area. Coordinate and integrate language training for Marines attending the Defense Language Institute in support of Marine Corps requirements.

Detachment Information
MARCORDET Presidio of Monterey is under the command of the Marine Corps Training and Education Command (TECOM) located in Quantico, VA and is administratively responsible for over 700 Marines attending training at Naval Postgraduate School and the Defense Language Institute, Foreign Language Center (DLIFLC). DLIFLC is the premiere language training institution in the nation with standards that surpass all other undergraduate and graduate level language study programs in the United States.

The detachment is broken down into four companies: Alpha, Bravo, Charlie and Headquarters. Alpha, Bravo and Charlie companies are organized by language:
Alpha Company: Arabic
Bravo Company: East Asian/Korean/ Mandarin Chinese/Tagalog
Charlie Company: Central Asian/Dari/Farsi/ Pashtu/Urdu

All officer students and permanent staff are organized into Headquarters Company, with the exception of the assigned student company commanders.

Officers attending Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) are administratively assigned to MARCORDET Presidio. The world class faculty of the NPS trains the best and brightest military officers from all services, the U.S. Government Agencies and Allied Nations with on real world military and defense issues. NPS provides its students with the intellectual know how and practical skills to improve defense technologies, systems and programs. Officers attending Naval Postgraduate School will spend 18 to 36 months depending on their course of study. The Marine Corps Representative, Naval Postgraduate School is responsible for day-to-day accountability and training for NPS Marines.

Additional information on MARDET Presidio can be found on our unit website: http:// www.tecom.usmc.mil/mcis/dli/Home.html

Checking In
The Marine Corps Detachment is prepared to receive new-joins 24 hours a day. Normal working hours are Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. During this time, check-in will be conducted at the Detachment S-1. After normal working hours and during the weekend and holidays, check-in with the Detachment Duty NCO located in the Marine Corps Detachment, Building 629B. If you experience any problems you can reach the Duty NCO at (831) 242-6855. Marines typically share a room in the Barracks with telephone service, cable television and internet service available.

Marine Uniforms
Uniform for check in is Service "A" for all personnel. Marine Corps uniform items are available in limited quantities at the Post Exchange, therefore, Marines should attempt to acquire all needed uniform items prior to arrival or seek to purchase any uniform items online. Unlike other services, walking off post in utilities is not authorized for Marines.

U.S. Navy: Center for Information Dominance Detachment Monterey (CIDDM)
Mission
Train and develop Navy language professionals and fleet ready Sailors to meet the global military challenges of the 21st century.

The Center for Information Dominance Detachment (CIDD) Monterey is under the charge of LCDR Thor Martinsen, and is subordinate to the Center for Information Dominance, Pensacola Fla., commanded by Capt. Gary Edwards. Located on the Presidio of Monterey U.S. Army Garrison, CIDD Monterey provides administration oversight of all Sailors attending language courses at the Defense Language Institute Foreign language Center (DLIFLC).

Personnel: 45 staff and 700-800 students. 22 staff members are Cryptologic Technician Interpretive (CTI) branch that serve as Military Language Instructors in DLIFLC classes and as well as LPO's and LCPO's in the detachment. The majority of Sailors at DLIFLC are Initial Entry Training (IET) students attending class "A" school for the CTI rating, and approximately 75 officers per year with follow on orders to Personnel Exchange Program billets or billets for which thier community desires them to obtain foreign language skills.

Checking in
CIDD Monterey maintains a 24 hour Quarterdeck for all check-ins in Building 629A. If you experience any problems associated with your en-route travel, you can reach the Assistant Command Duty Officer at (831) 242-5142. Normal working hours are 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

CIDDM occupies five barracks buildings and one Admin building.

The prescribed uniform of the day at CIDDM is:
Enlisted Officer
Navy Service Uniform (NSU) Khaki
Last Thursday of every month:
Dress Blues or Dress White SDB or
Working Whites
With the Naval Postgraduate School located in Monterey, there is a Navy Exchange available for Navy/Marine Corps specific uniform items. You can view the CIDDM website at: http://www.monterey.army.mil/tenants/cidd/cidd.html. Or look us up on Facebook at: http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/pages/MontereyCA/Center-for-Information-DominanceDetachmentMonterey/166505249658?ref=ts&ajaxpipe=1&__a=10.

U.S. Air Force: 517th Training
Group with the 311th & 314th
Training Squadrons
Mission
The mission of the 311th and 314th Training Squadrons' is to train Airmen as linguists, develop airmen skills and instill Air Force values. Airmen are not only taught a language but also the values and military skills necessary to excel as Airmen and linguists.

Checking In
Both squadrons are headquartered in Building 627. On average, nearly 1,200 Airmen study a language here at any given time. Shortly after arrival, inbound personnel will be assigned to a Military Training Flight (MTF) according to the language they will be learning. The function of the MTF is to provide Airman readiness training while supporting the language-training mission of the Institute. Military Training Leaders (MTL) provide guidance to students on military training issues while Academic Training Advisors (ATA) work closely with the school houses and students to insure academic needs are being met.

The Training Squadrons work closely with the language schools to monitor student progress and implement additional language training programs. The 314th provides an introductory course, Jump Start, to all incoming Airmen and the Presidio provides Smart Start and Post Language Training to maximize opportunities for success.

Air Force Uniforms
Regardless of Air Force Specialty Code, all Airmen are expected to bring uniforms to include service dress uniform, short sleeve/long sleeve blues, Airman Battle Uniform (ABU) and/or Battle Dress Uniforms (BDUs) or flight suits. Airmen will wear the issued camouflage cap with ABUs/BDUs, but are not authorized to wear baseball-style caps with ABUs/BDUs.

The graduating Airmen must be in service dress, which is also recommended for those attending graduation ceremonies.

View the POM Air Force websites here:
http://www.monterey.army.mil/tenants/311/311.html
http://www.monterey.army.mil/tenants/314/314.html

Student Life
Dining Facilities
The food service program provides two, full food service dining facilities and an a la carte fast food kiosk. The food service program is structured to incorporate popular foods while providing nutritious meals and a consistently relaxed dining experience for all service members.

Identification Cards
Identification cards for service members, family members and NAF employees can be obtained at the ID Card Section in Building 616, Taylor Hall, Suite 111. NAF employees must bring a completed DD form 1172 from their unit-verifying official, who has a signature card on file with the ID Card Section.

Military family members must meet one of the following criteria to obtain an ID card:
a. Be accompanied by their sponsor;
b. Or, present a notarized DD form 1172;
c. Or, present a DD Form 1172 verified by any ID card issuing facility.

Retirees may also get a new ID card from the ID card issue facility. They must show either the old ID card or bring photo identification such as a driver's license in case the ID card has been lost or stolen. For further information contact the ID card facility at (831) 242-5209. The hours are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Finance
Defense Military Pay Office
Presidio of Monterey, Calif.
412 Rifle Range Road
Building 616, Taylor Hall

Hours of Operation:
Monday through Thursday, 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
For all customer service inquiries, Soldiers must go through their unit admin prior to reporting to the finance office.

Pay inquiries must be signed by commanders, first sergeants, or unit admin representatives.

Please direct customer service inquiries to (831) 242-4783.

United States Post Office
The U.S. Post Office is located in Building 517 on Private Bolio Road. Hours are Monday through Friday, 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and closed for lunch from 1 to 2 p.m.

Libraries
Aiso Library Learning Center provides print and multi-media resources for the DLIFLC on POM. It supports the faculty, students and staff in carrying out their mission to provide foreign language training to the military community. It supports both the residential training programs and the distance education programs of the DLIFLC, including assistance to command language programs.

The library collection comprises approximately 115,000 items containing 39 separate foreign language collections. In addition to books, there are pamphlets, maps, games, audio and video recordings, newspapers, magazines, journals and computer software for circulation. All levels of comprehension are covered. A broad range of subjects is covered in each language. The general collection concentrates on linguistics, language teaching and area studies. The library has computer workstations with access to the Internet, wireless access, cable broadcasts, word processing and language software. Full borrowing privileges are extended only to the DLIFLC community. For specific privileges contact the library. The library has agreements with other area libraries for reciprocal library use. Command language programs can use their post or school libraries for inter-library loans directly to Aiso.

For more information visit our website http://dlilibrary.monterey.army.mil/aisolib.htm.

Hours:
Monday through Thursday, 7:45 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Friday, 7:45 a.m. to 4:45 p.m.
Sunday, 12:30 to 9 p.m.
Closed holiday weekends

Phone Numbers:
Access/Acquisition Service (831) 242-5578
Cataloging (831) 242-5623
Chamberlin Library (831) 242-7680
Chief Librarian (831) 242-5140
Circulation (831) 242-5572
Conference Room (831) 242-6948
Inter-Library Loan (831) 242-6274/6948
Reference (831) 242-6274/6948
System Services (831) 242-6889

Chamberlin Library, located at Ord Military Community, is the general library for the military community on the Monterey Peninsula, with strong collections in military history and world cultures. The collection consists of approximately 60,000 items. In addition to books, there are pamphlets, audio and video recordings, newspapers, magazines and computer workstations with Internet access.

The library is open to the general public. Anyone may come in and use the library's resources on the premises. Full borrowing privileges are extended to the military and Department of Defense civilians.

Best sellers and classic fiction round out the adult section. Children will find a large collection of books in the separate children's room. These include picture books, easy readers, novels and nonfiction books on subjects from Abnaki Indians to zoology. Chamberlin is open Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday, noon to 5 p.m. Circulation, (831) 242-7680, Librarian, (831) 242-7684. The Chamberlin Library is located next to the chapel on Gen. Jim Moore Boulevard.

Staff Judge Advocate
Legal Assistance
Lawyers and staff are available to provide advice and assistance to military personnel, retirees and their family members. Legal assistance includes advice on domestic relations, adoption, leases, taxation, creditor's rights, wills, estates, notary service, powers of attorney, bills of sale and numerous other matters of a legal nature.

Some legal services requested are beyond the scope of the legal assistance program. A client will be referred to a civilian attorney for business matters, criminal matters, or when the problem entails appearance in person or pleadings before any civilian court, tribunal or government agency. Legal assistance is available on an appointment basis. Appointments can be made through the legal office. The Staff Judge Advocate is located in Building 275 on the Presidio. Hours are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Telephone (831) 242-5083/5084.

Claims
Another important service the legal office provides is that of processing claims for personal property damage sustained during permanent change of station moves.

If you wish to file a claim, the Personnel Claims Section is open Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., on a walk-in basis. If you cannot make it during these hours, please call (831) 242-6396 for an appointment.

Notice of loss or damage incurred during shipment must be noted on a Department of Defense (DD) Form 1840 and received by the Claims Branch within 70 days of delivery. Failure to provide the DD Form 1840 within 70 days may result in a reduction of the amount payable on your claim.

You have two years from the date of delivery to file your claim. For an appointment, call (831) 242-6396.

Trial Defense Service
Trial Defense Service (TDS) attorneys provide Service Members with advice and representation (as appropriate) for Article 15's, administrative separations and courts-martial. TDS provides a valuable service to both Service Members and commanders.

Location:
Building 254 Kit Carson Road
For an appointment, call (831) 242-4758

Hours of Operation:
Monday and Wednesday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Tuesday and Thursday, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
All other times by appointment only.

Transportation Services
The Transportation Office provides various services. For more information, please call the following numbers:
Household Goods
(Inbound) (831) 242-5096/5095
Household Goods
(Outbound) (831) 242-5330
Passports/Port Call (831) 242-5330
Commercial Travel Office (800) 350-4219
Government Driving Testing
& Licensing (831) 242-7768/7791
Shuttle Services (831) 242-7768
(To/From Classrooms/Dining halls)

Public Affairs Office
The Presidio of Monterey Public Affairs Office serves as the primary staff office for community relations, media relations and command information services. The command information program provides information on activities and events through articles published in the Monterey Military News, the "Presidio of Monterey" Facebook page and the website http://www.monterey.army.mil and by placing photos on the "Presidio of Monterey" Flickr page. The media relations program serves as the link between the installation and local, regional and national media outlets. It initiates news releases and coordinates visits of media to the post. The community relations program functions as the liaison between the Presidio and the surrounding communities and coordinates requests for military support to community events. For more information, call (831) 242-5555 or stop by the Public Affairs Office located in Building 614 on the Presidio.