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2026
National Security Network Participant

Daniel Sprouse

U.S. Army

Biography

Last updated: Jan 19, 2026

Daniel Sprouse is a U.S. Army infantry officer with over 12 years of service and currently serves as a Gen. Omar Bradley Fellow on the Army Staff at the Pentagon as a congressional budget liaison. He previously served on the Joint Staff as a special assistant to the chairman of the Joint Staff. His operational experience includes leading a maneuver advisor team in Indonesia with the 5th Security Force Assistance Brigade, commanding two Stryker infantry companies, and serving as a ranger/rifle platoon leader with multiple combat deployments to Afghanistan. Daniel earned an M.S. in policy management from Georgetown University and a B.S. in engineering management from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.