Chief Master Sergeant BRANDON T OXTON Chief Master Sergeant Brandon T. Oxton is the Senior Enlisted Advisor for the Department of the Air Force Portfolio Acquisition Executive for Command, Control, Communications and Battle Management, Hanscom Air Force Base, Massachusetts. In this role, he serves as the senior enlisted liaison to the PAE, representing the interests of the organization’s military personnel. Additionally, Chief Oxton provides advice and mentorship to C3BM personnel on leadership, training, recognition programs, professional development, military benefits, retention, budget, and utilization of manpower. Prior to his current role, Chief Oxton served as the Senior Enlisted Leader for the 726th Air Control Squadron, Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho and the 336th Communications Squadron, Mountain Home AFB. Chief Oxton was born in Lowell, Mass. He graduated from the Communications-Computer Systems course at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi in April 2004. Chief Oxton is an Air Force Certified Black Belt in Continuous Process Improvement. He holds a bachelor of science degree in information systems security from the American Military University. His assignments include Georgia, Florida, Hawaii, Texas, and Idaho as well as deployments to Southwest Asia in support of Operations IRAQI FREEDOM & ENDURING FREEDOM. EDUCATION: 2007 Airman Leadership School, Robins AFB, Ga. 2009 Associate Applied Science, Information Systems Management, Community College of the Air Force 2010 GIAC Security Essentials Certification, Global Information Assurance Certification 2011 Bachelor of Science in Information Systems Security, American Military University 2011 Senior Enlisted Joint Professional Military Education (Correspondence), Joint Forces Staff College 2012 Air Force Non-Commissioned Officer Academy, Tyndall AFB, Fla. 2014 Cyber 200, Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio 2015 CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner, CompTIA 2015 ITIL Foundation Certificate in IT Service Management, EXIN 2016 Mission Commander Course, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas 2016 Air Force Senior Non-Commissioned Officer Academy (Correspondence), Maxwell-Gunter Annex, Ala. 2016 Professional Manager Certification, Community College of the Air Force 2017 Air Force Smart Operations 21st Century, Green Belt Academics, Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam, Hawaii 2017 National Security Agency Innovation Corps (I-Corps) Academics, Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam, Hawaii 2017 Instructor Certification Course, Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam, Hawaii 2018 Developing and Implementing an Outward Mindset Trainer Course, Arbinger Institute, Honolulu, Hawaii 2018 Outward Leadership Trainer Course, Arbinger Institute, Honolulu, Hawaii 2018 Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer Academy, Training Center Petaluma, Calif. 2020 Air Operations Center Initial Qualification Training, Hurlburt Field, Fla. 2020 Air Force Smart Operations 21st Century, Black Belt Academics, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 2021 Command and Control Warrior Advanced Course, Hurlburt Field, Fla. 2023 Chief Master Sergeant Leadership Course, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 2023 Cyber 300, Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio 2023 Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification, Project Management Institute ASSIGNMENTS: 1. November 2003 – December 2003, Basic Military Training, Lackland AFB, Texas 2. December 2003 – April 2004, Student, Communications-Computer Systems, Keesler AFB, Miss. 3. April 2004 – February 2009, Network Security Technician, 78th Communications Squadron, Robins AFB, Ga. (January 2007 – June 2007, Systems Administrator, Multi-National Corps C-6, Camp Victory, Iraq; September 2008 – January 2009, Systems Administrator, Special Operations Command Central, MacDill AFB, Fla.) 4. February 2009 – January 2011, Combat Air Forces Network Systems Administrator, 53rd Computer Systems Squadron, Eglin AFB, Fla. 5. January 2011 – October 2014, NCOIC, Information Systems Flight, 53rd Computer Systems Squadron, Eglin AFB, Fla. 6. October 2014 – February 2015, Flight Chief, Operations Flight, 53rd Computer Systems Squadron, Eglin AFB, Fla. 7. March 2015 – October 2015, NCOIC, Directory Services, 690th Cyberspace Operations Squadron, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii 8. October 2015 – October 2017, Section Chief, Weapons & Tactics, 690th Cyberspace Operations Squadron, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii 9. October 2017 – May 2019, Flight Chief, Operations Flight, 690th Cyberspace Operations Squadron, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii 10. May 2019 – September 2019, Operations Superintendent, 690th Cyberspace Operations Squadron, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii 11. September 2019 – March 2020, Operations Superintendent, 624th Operations Center, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas 12. March 2020 – March 2022, Operations Superintendent, 616th Operations Center, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas 13. March 2022 – September 2022, Senior Enlisted Leader, 616th Operations Center, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas 14. September 2022 – May 2024, Senior Enlisted Leader, 366th Communications Squadron, Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho 15. May 2024 – July 2026, Senior Enlisted Leader, 726th Air Control Squadron, Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho 16. July 2026 – Present, Senior Enlisted Advisor, Department of the Air Force Portfolio Acquisition Executive for Command, Control, Communications and Battle Management, Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass. MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS: Meritorious Service Medal with three bronze oak leaf clusters Air Force Commendation Medal with two bronze oak leaf clusters Joint Service Achievement Medal with one bronze oak leaf cluster Air Force Achievement Medal with two bronze oak leaf clusters Good Conduct Medal with one silver oak leaf cluster National Defense Service Medal Iraq Campaign Medal Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal Global War on Terrorism Service Medal OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS: 2007 Communications & Information Airman of the Year, Warner Robins Air Logistics Center 2007 Airman Leadership School Distinguished Graduate 2009 NCO of the Year, 53d Test Management Group 2012 Air Force Non-Commissioned Officer Academy Academic Achievement & Distinguished Graduate 2012 Air Force Information Dominance Outstanding Cyberspace NCO, 53d Wing 2013 NCO of the Year, 53d Test Management Group 2014 Air Force Information Dominance Outstanding Cyberspace NCO, 53d Wing 2016 General John P. Jumper Award for Excellence in Warfighting Integration, 690th Cyberspace Operations Group 2016 SNCO of the Year, 690th Cyberspace Operations Squadron 2017 Lance P. Sijan Nominee, 690th Cyberspace Operations Squadron 2018 Air Force Continuous Process Improvement Certified Green Belt 2020 Air Operations Center Initial Qualification Training Distinguished Graduate 2020 SNCO of the Year, 616th Operations Center 2021 Air Force Continuous Process Improvement Certified Black Belt