Defense Language Institute

Defense Language Institute at Lackland AFB is a military language training site located in San Antonio, Texas, operating under the broader Defense Language Institute enterprise. The Defense Language Institute is the primary foreign language training provider for the United States military, preparing active-duty service members, reservists, and civilian personnel in dozens of languages for national security missions. Specific institutional type and control data are not reported in available federal records for this site.

No specific academic programs are listed in available IPEDS data for this Lackland AFB location. Instruction is typically concentrated in intensive foreign language courses aligned with Department of Defense operational requirements and intelligence community needs.

Lackland AFB, now part of Joint Base San Antonio, is a major military installation in Bexar County, Texas. San Antonio's long history as a center of military training makes it a fitting location for language education supporting the national security mission.