lined up to say farewell and wish
her well as she returns to Africa,
this time as senior military attaché
at the U.S. Embassy in Liberia.
Pick commented that it was
the third time in Monterey
for him and his wife. He said
he has seen it evolve from a
language school for intelligence
professionals into one that trains
operators and Special Forces in
addition to linguists. He promised
to continue Sandusky’s work and
provide the students with the
“language proficiency you need.”
A graduate of the University of
Washington, Pick entered active
duty as a military intelligence
officer. He became a Middle East
Foreign Area Officer in 1996.
His FAO assignments include
Kuwaiti Land Forces Advisor,
OMC-Kuwait; FAO assignment
officer at Army Human Resources
Command in Washington,
D.C.; executive officer, Human
Intelligence Team, 2nd Battalion,
10th Special Forces Group
(Airborne), Northern Iraq; Army
attaché, U.S. Embassy, Amman,
Jordan; policy officer, Office of the
Secretary of Defense; and FAO
program director, DLIFLC.
Pick holds a Bachelor of
Arts degree in Near Eastern
Languages and Civilization from
the University of Washington,
a Master of Military Studies
from Marine Corps University at
Quantico, and a Master of Arts
degree in Near Eastern Studies
from Princeton University. He
speaks Arabic, Persian Farsi,
Persian Dari, and Assyrian.
(L-R) Brig. Gen. Edward C. Cardon, deputy
commanding general for the U.S. Army
Combined Arms Center - Leader Development
and Education, outgoing DLIFLC Commandant,
Col. Sue Ann Sandusky, and incoming
Commandant Col. Danial D. Pick, stand on
Soldier Field during the change of command
ceremony May 6.
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