CSM Anthony A. Traylor hails from Akron, Ohio, and entered the US Army in September 1986 attending Basic Training at Fort McClellan, Alabama.

CSM Traylor’s previous NCO assignments include: 168th Brigade Support Battalion, Command Sergeant Major, Fort Sill, OK; USA Material Support Center-Korea Brigade and 6th Ordnance Battalion, Command Sergeant Major, Camp Carroll, Korea; HQ, 8th US ARMY, Equal Opportunity Program SGM, Yongsan, Korea; 19th Maintenance Bn, S3 NCOIC/OPS SGM, Ft Sill, OK; 54th Engineer Bn (Combat)(M), Bn Motor Sergeant, Bamberg, GE; Alpha(HQ) and Echo Btry, 1-79th FA Bn, First Sergeant, Ft Sill, OK; USAFAS(TC) & 30th FA Regt, Senior Equal Opportunity Advisor & Instructor, Ft Sill, OK; 385th Signal Co, Motor Sergeant & HQ Platoon Sgt, Camp Doha, Kuwait; NCOA, BNCOC, 63B Senior Small Group Leader, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD; Alpha Co, 143rd Ord Bn, Drill Sergeant, Edgewood Arsenal, MD; 19th Signal Co (Maint), Motor Sergeant & HQ Platoon Sgt, Ft Huachuca, AZ; 385th Signal Co (FWD), Motor Sergeant, Camp Doha, Kuwait; HHC, 11th Signal BDE, Motor Sergeant, Ft Huachuca, AZ; Bravo Btry, 3-8th FA Bn, Motor Sergeant, Ft Bragg, NC; HHC, 142nd Supply & Service Bn, Motor Sergeant, Wiesbaden, GE.

CSM Traylor has completed all facets of the Noncommissioned Officer Education System and is an Honor graduate of the United States Army Sergeants Major Academy, Class 55. His additional military schools include: Mountaineering and Survival Course, Air Force Loadmaster Course, Drill Sergeant School, Instructor Training Course, Small Group Instruction Course, Systems Approach to Training (SAT), Supervisor Instruction Course, Maintenance Supervisor Course, and the Equal Opportunity Advisor Course (DEOMI). He holds a Bachelor of Science Degree from Excelsior College in Human Resources Management.

His awards and decorations include the Bronze Star, Meritorious Service Medal (2OLC), Army Commendation Medal (3OLC), Army Achievement Medal (2OLC), Good Conduct Medal, Presidential Unit Citation, Drill Sergeant Badge, Driver/Mechanics Badge, and the German Marksmanship Badge (Silver).