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Map of the world with glowing blue dots highlighting cities. At the bottom, it says 2018 Military Cross-Cultural Competence Annotated Bibliography next to the CAOCL logo.

Building the Research Respository: CAOCL's 3C Annotated Bibliography

Amy Hunt
Today, we highlight the Marine Corps' Center for Advanced Operational Culture and Learning's (CAOCL) recently released updated Military Cross-Cultural Competence Annotated Bibliography.
Air Force Culture and Language Center app

4 Apps for the World Traveler

Graham Plaster
Heading to another country and curious about what mobile apps might help you get ready?  Check out these handy resources!
Students in the military community sit at a table eating pizza in Italy to learn cultural and regional facts.

Teenvenuti: Welcoming teens to Italy, sharing culture

DLNSEO Culture Team
When you first move to a new country, or even just a new town, getting out of your hotel room can be incredibly difficult. In Vicenza, a program called Teenvenuti introduces new students in grades 6-…
A baby swaddled in a blanket with a name tag on the blanket that says "Hello my name is."

Baby-Naming Around the World

Amy Hunt
In many countries and cultures, the act of naming a baby is more than just signing a birth certificate: it can involve legal guidelines and cultural celebrations that you may not be aware of in the…
Screenshot from Pasta Grannies YouTube Channel

A YouTube channel preserving the authentic recipes of Italian Grannies

Graham Plaster
Food is important in every culture.  We all have to eat, and eating connects us socially in ways that permeate every aspect of life.
ISF helps KSF evacuate a wounded KSF soldier

Steel Troopers Bring Iraqis and Pershmerga Together

DLNSEO Culture Team
The Steel Squadron lived like Iraqi soldiers for two weeks to assist Iraqi and Kurdish forces in closing security gaps along a shared boundary line.
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67 Minutes: Celebrating Mandela Day

Amy Hunt
July 18 marks Mandela Day, and this year it also marks the centennial of Nelson Mandela’s birth. Every year on this day, people around the world are encouraged to spend 67 minutes taking action in…
An older man holding an American flag stands talking to a group of people sitting at a table at a Fourth of July/Independence Day cookout in Miroslawiec, Poland.

Airmen celebrate Independence Day with Polish community

DLNSEO Culture Team
Airmen from the 52nd Expeditionary Operations Group Detachment 2, operating out of Miroslawiec Air Base, Poland hosted a Fourth of July celebration for the local polish community.
Visitors bowing in a show of respect for North Korean leaders Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il on Mansudae (Mansu Hill) in Pyongyang, North Korea.

Cultural Differences Between North and South Korea

Graham Plaster
We explore the differences between North and South Korea, and what it takes for refugees and defectors to adjust to life outside North Korea.
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