AST offers a comprehensive suite of foreign language and culturally oriented services in more than 70 languages and 140 countries. Our language-enabled subject matter experts support a wide range of pre-deployment, skill acquisition, and operational needs in a variety of mission environments across the globe for an array of federal agencies.

Operational Foreign Language Support

AST provides expert linguists with verified fluency, active security clearances, and mission-specific skills and experience to support live operations for a variety of federal agencies in more than 50 languages and dialects. Our linguist subject matter experts include former intelligence professionals and native speakers with extensive experience guiding and prosecuting complex, sensitive missions. The support we offer ranges from simple interpretation services and document translations to complex technical translations and simultaneous interpretations on high-level topics.

Global-Ready Language Training Expertise

AST provides language instruction and training across all proficiency levels—from basic survival terms to advanced professional fluency—through flexible training modalities tailored to specific mission requirements. Whether delivering short-term familiarization courses lasting only a few days or intensive initial acquisition programs spanning months, our training enhances communication, interoperability, and cultural competence. We offer traditional classroom instruction and virtual language study, and skill refreshment.

Our holistic approach to language and cultural readiness builds not only linguistic proficiency, but also cross-cultural adaptability, operational confidence, and mission effectiveness—empowering individuals and teams to operate across linguistic and cultural boundaries worldwide.

Language and Cultural Immersion

AST’s language and cultural immersion programs offer participants the opportunity to deeply engage with a new culture while developing fluency in its language. Through hands-on experiences such as homestays, local excursions, and daily interactions with native speakers, participants gain not only linguistic skills but also a richer understanding of cultural customs, values, and perspectives. These programs promote global awareness, cross-cultural communication, and personal growth by encouraging participants to step beyond their comfort zones and connect authentically with diverse communities. AST’s vast network of in-country partners and language institutions has provided these services all over the world, giving participants life-changing experiences.