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Check out the updated version of Navy Global Deployer!

Graham Plaster
An updated version of the previously released Navy Global Deployer application for mobile devices became available for download, Feb. 20. The app is designed to support Navy personnel and their…
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Developing a Global Mindset

DLNSEO Culture Team
What does it take for leaders to succeed in today's interconnected world? Cheryl Meyer writes about developing a global mindset across different work environments.
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Breaking Down Cultural Barriers at the Olympic Games

Amy Hunt
The Pyeongchang Winter Olympics are well underway, and the games have brought us not only the best from athletes around the world, but a chance to peek into South Korean culture, and to also see some…
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Why Leaders Need Cultural Competence

DLNSEO Culture Team
In this article from Small Business Trends, Larry Alton discusses the importance of cross-cultural competence in leaders and business.
Students from Matthew C. Perry Elementary and Iwakuni Elementary present guests with thank-you gifts during a mikan presentation Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan.

Local farmers give station students a sweet surprise

DLNSEO Culture Team
Local farmers presented students of M.C. Perry and Iwakuni Elementary School with mikans, a citrus fruit similar to mandarin oranges, and in exchange the students surprised them with thank-you gifts. 
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Baby's First Haircut

Graham Plaster
Hair plays an important role in many cultures. Here we have collected a few interesting traditions around the world with respect to a baby's first haircut.
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Military Service and Cultural Exchange in Singapore

DLNSEO Culture Team
In the following article, Max West and other Singaporean National Service (NS) members discuss their experiences enlisting in the military, only to find that their lack of language skills (i.e. an…
Spc. Oumar Coulibaly of 1st Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (left), and Sgt. Nathan Pelletti of the 40th Expeditionary Signal Battalion, 11th Theater Tactical Signal Brigade, teach a French class at Contingency Location Garoua, Cameroon as part of Task Force Darby.

Service Members learn to Parlez Francais in Garoua, Cameroon

DLNSEO Culture Team
Two soldiers and an airman in Cameroon have started a French class here to make it easier for service members and locals to communicate.
Officers assigned to the 25th Transportation Battalion, Materiel Support Command Korea, 19th Expeditionary Sustainment Command, are seated at the 42nd Street Restaurant, where students majoring in hotel culinary arts at Daekyeung University cook and serve them lunch dishes as a part of the university’s Good Neighbor Program, Daekyeung University, Gyeongsan, Korea.

Good Neighbor Program connects future leaders and mentors

DLNSEO Culture Team
Officers assigned to the 25th Transportation Battalion, Materiel Support Command Korea, 19th Expeditionary Sustainment Command, participated in a Good Neighbor Program event with local university…
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