Major Prabhat Mishra of the Indian Army won two academic awards at the US Army Command and General Staff Officer Course (CGSOC) held at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, in the United States. At the graduation ceremony he was presented the Birrer-Brookes Award and the General Douglas MacArthur Military Leadership Writing Award. His achievement highlights the professional standing of Indian officers in international military training programmes and the growing defence education ties between India and the US.