Moldova’s Minister of Defense inducted to International Hall of Fame

The Republic of Moldova’s Minister of Defense Anatolie Nosatîi was inducted to the Command and General Staff College’s International Hall of Fame Aug. 20, 2025, in a ceremony in the Pentagon Hall of Heroes in Arlington, Virginia. 



Nosatîi is the fourth Moldovan to be inducted into the IHOF, which includes just over 300 individuals.



IHOF represents CGSC graduates who have returned to their home countries and risen to the highest positions of uniformed leadership within their home countries’ Defense Forces. 



“Today’s ceremony epitomizes the best of this time-honored tradition, celebrating the brilliance and capabilities of an exceptional military officer, defense minister, husband, dad, son, and friend,” said the host of the event, Maj. Gen. Stephanie Ahern, Director, Strategy, Plans and Policy, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-3/5/7. “We are confident that you agree this is a fitting tribute to Minister Nosatîi’s exemplary career to date and to his future successes that assuredly lie ahead of him.”

Nosatîi’s military career began in 1994, Ahern explained, with a long career of education and training, which brought him to the United States on several occasions. Her connection with Nosatîi was when they overlapped as students at the U.S. Army Engineer Captain Career Course in 1999 at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. 



Nosatîi has commanded at many levels of leadership to include battalion, brigade, land-forces, and more than three years at the United Nations headquarters in New York. 



He reached his current and more prestigious career milestone as Minister of Defense in 2021. 



While his list of military awards includes the Presidential Medal of Military Merit and Order of Allegiance to the Motherland, induction to the CGSC IHOF is an honor that reflects on Moldova’s commitment to military leader development and success, Ahern explained. 



A total of 37 Moldovan officers have graduated CGSC’s Command and General Staff Officer Course, punctuating Nosatîi’s military achievement as the fourth inductee from their country. 



Nosatîi’s CGSOC Class of 2005 has generated IHOF inductees from four other countries – Belize, El Salvador, Guyana, and Trinidad and Tobago. 



“It is with great pride that we recognize your achievements today and look forward to continuing to partner with you, your countrymen, and your fellow Soldiers and officers for many decades to come,” Ahern said.

After her remarks Ahern and Nosatîi unveiled the portrait of Nosatîi that will be added to the Command and General Staff College’s International Hall of Fame gallery in the Lewis and Clark Center on Fort Leavenworth. CGSC Foundation President/CEO Lora Morgan also presented Nosatîi with a gift of a miniature Fort Leavenworth Lamp designating him as an honorary life constituent of the CGSC Foundation.

According to Jim Fain, director of the International Military Student Division at CGSC, Nosatîi stressed during his acceptance remarks the important role CGSOC played in his personal and professional development, and more importantly in the transformation of the Moldovan Armed Forces – most notably their Land Forces. Nosatîi stated that each of the “operational, front-line battalions of the Moldovan Army are currently commanded by CGSOC graduates” – and that maintenance of this relationship is imperative to their continued transformation.

“His pride in his affiliation with the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College was clear for all to see,” Fain said.


International Hall of Fame


In 1973, the CGSC, the Kansas City Chapter of the Military Order of the World Wars, and the Alumni Association at that time jointly established the IHOF. The CGSC Foundation and Alumni Association founded in December 2005 now supports the IHOF.


The purpose is to provide a means of recognition for international graduates, who through military merit, attained qualifying positions of importance in their respective country’s armed forces; or who have held an equivalent position by rank or responsibility in a recognized multinational military organization.

The IHOF has 306 inductees, representing 81 different countries.

Each inductee’s portrait hangs in the IHOF within the Lewis and Clark Center and is a highlight for visitors.

For more photos see the CGSC Foundation Flickr album