SFC Edward Singleton enlisted into the Army from Atlanta, GA on 05 October 2010 at the age of 24. He attended Basic Combat Training in Fort Benning, GA, and Advanced Individual Training in Fort Eisenhower, GA where he was awarded the military occupational specialty of 25F, Network Switching Systems Operator-Maintainer from Charlie Company 551
st Signal BN. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from American Public University.
SFC Singleton was assigned to the 69th Brigade, 1-62 Air & Missile Defense Artillery Battalion Fort Cavazos, TX from July 2011 to October 2015, where he served as a Battalion S-6 Network Operator. During this period, SFC Singleton deployed to the United Arab Emirates where he served as an early warning missile response operator, and COMSEC custodian. From OCT 2015 to DEC 2018, SFC Singleton was assigned to the 94th Air & Missile Defense Artillery Division in Pearl Harbor/Hickam, HI, where he served as a Network Operator NCO. From DEC 2018 to April 2021, SFC Singleton was assigned to the 1
st Armor Division, 1
st Brigade where he served as the Brigade S-6 Spectrum Manager NCO and KOAM at Fort Bliss, Texas. From April 2021 to April 2023 SFC Singleton was assigned to the 4
th Infantry Division, 4
th Division Sustainment Brigade where he served as the S6 NCOIC.
SFC Singleton’s military training includes Basic Combat Training, 25F Advanced Individual Training, 25N Advanced Individual Training, 25E Advanced Individual Training, Basic Leaders Course, Advanced Leaders Course, Senior Leaders Course, Combat Lifesavers Course, Suicide Prevention T4T instructor, Master Resilience Trainer, Equal Opportunity, KOAM Course, and Basic Space Cadre Course.
SFC Singleton’s awards and decorations include the Meritorious Service Medal, Army Commendation Medal (4OLC), Army Achievement Medal (5OLC), Meritorious Unit Citation, Army Good Conduct Medal (4knots), Military Voluntary Service Ribbon, Humanitarian Service Ribbon, National Defense Service Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Overseas Ribbon, Armed Forces Service Medal, NCO Professional Development Ribbon (Numeral 3), Certificate of Achievement (4), Basic Space Cadre Badge, Expert Drivers Badge, Marksmanship Qualification Badge Expert (Rifle), Regimental Badge Bronze Order of Mercury