Command Sgt. Maj. K. Antonio “Tony” Broadnax enlisted in the Army in 1988.  He attended Basic and Advanced Individual Training for the Military Occupational Specialty of 92Y, unit supply specialist, at Fort Jackson, South Carolina.  Command Sgt. Maj. Broadnax has served in every leadership position from supply clerk to sergeant major. 

His previous assignments include: supply clerk and armorer in the 38^th Combat Engineer Company, 7^th Engineer Brigade, VII Corps, Stuttgart, Germany; supply clerk and sergeant in the 324^th Forward Support Battalion, 3^rd Brigade, 24^th Infantry Division, Fort Benning, Georgia; supply sergeant and platoon sergeant for Golf Co, 52^nd Aviation Regiment (AVIM), 194^th Maintenance Battalion, Camp Eagle, Wonju, Korea; Battery Supply Sergeant, Battalion S4 NCOIC and Platoon Sergeant for 1/10^th Field Artillery Battalion, 3^rd Brigade, 3^rd Infantry Division; Battalion S4 NCOIC and Staff Platoon Sergeant for 101^st Military Intelligence Battalion, 1^st Infantry Division, Wurzburg, Germany; Regimental S4 NCOIC for the 29^th Infantry Regiment, Fort Benning, Georgia; Brigade Senior Supply Sergeant for the Infantry Training Brigade and First Sergeant for Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Infantry Training Brigade, Fort Benning, Georgia.  He deployed from Fort Hood, Texas with Task Force ODIN (Observe, Detect, Identify, and Neutralize) as the Task Force S4 NCOIC and later as first sergeant for the Army’s first unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) company.  Upon return from Iraq, he was assigned as first sergeant for Echo Company, 30^th Adjutant General Battalion (Reception) and later, he served as first sergeant, Headquarters and Headquarters Company where he was selected to attend the United States Army Sergeants Major Academy. Upon graduation, Command Sgt. Maj. Broadnax moved to Korea, serving as the Brigade Operations Sergeant Major and interim Command Sergeant Major for the 501^st Sustainment Brigade, the largest Sustainment Brigade in the Army. He was assigned as the Department Sergeant Major for the Logistics Training Department within the United States Army Quartermaster School, Fort Lee, Va. His previous assignment was as the Garrison Command Sergeant Major for United States Army Garrison Okinawa at Torii Station.

Command Sgt. Maj. Broadnax’s military education includes the Warrior Leader Course, Advanced Leader Course, Air Load Planners Course, Movement Officer Course, Senior Leader Course, First Sergeant Course, How the Army Runs Course, other professional development courses and the United States Army Sergeants Major Academy, Class 62.  He also holds a Bachelor’s of Science Degree from Troy University. 

His awards and decorations include the Bronze Star Medal (second award), Meritorious Service Medal (seventh award), the Army Commendation Medal (fourth award) and the Army Achievement Medal.  He is a recipient of the Orders of Saint Martin (Quartermaster), Saint Barbara (Field Artillery) and Saint Maurice (Infantry).