1st Sgt. Andrea R. Clayton
1st Sgt. Andrea R. Clayton hails from Indianapolis, Indiana. She enlisted in the Active Duty Army, December 2004. She attended Basic Combat Training at Fort Jackson, SC and Advanced Individual Training at Fort Gordon, GA where she was awarded the Military Occupational Specialty 25U, Signal Operations Support Specialist.
1SG Clayton's assignments include 18th MEDCOM, 121st General Hospital, Brian Allgood Army Community Hospital, Yongsan, ROK; 12th Combat Aviation Brigade, Katterbach, Germany; HHD, 412th Aviation Support Battalion, Ansbach, Germany; 3-100th Signal Battalion (Reserves), Anderson, Indiana; 268th Signal Company, Fort Cavazos, TX; 504th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade, Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo;15th EN Co, Fort Knox, KY; 4-410th Brigade Support Battalion, Fort Knox; 1-62nd Air Defense Artillery, Fort Cavazos, TX; 1-44th ADA, Fort Hood, TX; CCoE NCO Academy, Fort Eisenhower, GA; HQ&A 551st Signal Battalion, Fort Gordon, GA.
1SG Clayton's duty positions include Info Tech Specialist, Team Chief, Signal Info Services NCO, Operations NCOIC, Forward Signal Support NCO, Instructor/Writer, Radio Retrans Supervisor, Frequency Manager, S6 Section Chief, Platoon Sergeant, CBRN NCOIC, Forward Support Signal NCO, MRT, BN S1 NCOIC, COMMO NCO Observer/Coach Trainer, Equal Opportunity Leader, Victim Advocate, BN SARC, Senior Small Group Leader, First Sergeant, Senior Signal Sergeant and Branch Chief.
1SG Clayton’s military education includes Company Commander and First Sergeant Course, CFD-Developer Course, CFD-Instructor Course, Master Leaders Course, Fiber Optics Installer/Technician, Observer Controller Academy, SEPJME Course I/II, SDM-G, Senior Leader Course, Master Resilience Trainer Course, SHARP Foundation Course, Equal Opportunity Leader Course, Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear Defense Course, Advance Leaders Course, Microsoft SharePoint Server Course, Security Plus, Contracting Officer Representative Course, Lean Sigma Six Yellow Belt, Maintenance Standard Army, Army Basic Instructor Course, Combat Life Saver Course, Field Sanitation, Environmental Compliance Officer Course, Warrior Leaders Course and Combative Level I. She received her bachelor’s in graphics design, Information Business Management and her master’s in Info Tech Management.
1SG Clayton’s awards include the Meritorious Service Medal (3OLC), Army Commendation Medal(1C-Device/6OLC), Army Achievement Medal(9OLC), Army Superior Unit Award, Meritorious Unit Commendation(2OLC), Army Superior Unit Award, Army Good Conduct Medal(5), Armed Forces Service Medal, the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, Iraqi Campaign Medal(1CS), Kosovo Campaign Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Ribbon, Global War on Terrorism Service Ribbon, Humanitarian Service Medal (1), Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal, Noncommissioned Officer Professional Development Ribbon(4), Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon(4), Army Recruiting Ribbon, NATO Medal, Combat Action Badge, Senior Instructor Badge, Driver and Mechanic Badge, Schützenschnur (Gold), Bronze Order of the Mercury and the Honorable Order of Saint Barbara.