Airman LEAPs into translator role
From left, then-Tech. Sgt. Maria Hudgeons, the current 22nd Comptroller Squadron finance flight chief, a Mongolian translator and Staff Sgt. Nadine Statham, assigned to the 354th Medical Support Squadron, count pharmaceuticals in preparation for a health services outreach site in Erdenet, Mongolia, Aug. 13, 2014, during Pacific Angel-Mongolia 14-4. Hudgeons, now a master sergeant, is part of the Language Enabled Airman Program which uses developmental classes to build upon the abilities of Airmen who speak multiple languages and are familiar with the culture. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Justin Billot)