Notable Alumni
- U.S. Army Captain James Văn Thạch - first Vietnamese American military adviser to the Iraqi Army; only U.S. servicemember to be awarded the rank of Honorary Brigadier General in the Iraqi Army
- U.S. Army Master Sergeant Jeffrey G. Mancuso was credited with developing the modern Security Forces Assistance Advisory Team (SFA AT) concept, implementing the "Clark Protocol" which stipulated embedded mentors in a "by, with and through" method of combat advising. This revolutionary model introduced such techniques such as allowing local national cultural advisors to serve in command authority of entire ISAF Combat Outposts and owning operating environments with field grade officer authority. The first such local national, codenamed "Lucky," commanded a contingent of Cavalry in support of combat operations crucial to ANSF development.
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