Trudy H. Clark | |
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| Born | 1951 (age 71–72) |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Service/ |  United States Air Force |
| Years of service | 1973 – 2006 |
| Rank |  Major General |
| Commands held | 17th Support Group 60th Communications Group |
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Major General Trudy H. Clark, USAF (retired) is a former Deputy Director of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) in Fort Belvoir, Virginia in the United States.
Clark received her commission in 1973 as a distinguished graduate of Officer Training School. From her commissioning until 1984, she served as chief of communications branches at various Air Force bases in the United States and in Turkey and South Korea. In July 1984, she was assigned as commander of the 1880th Information Systems Squadron at the Tonopah Test Range, Nev. She then completed Air Command and Staff College before taking her assignment as chief of Tactical Command and Control Communication Systems, and later executive officer for the Deputy Director of Programs and Evaluation at U.S. Air Force Headquarters, Washington, D.C., in 1989. While in Washington, she was assigned as commander of the Staff Support Unit, and presidential communications officer in the White House Communications Agency. In 1992, she left Washington to attend Armed Forces Staff College and the Air War College.
After completing the Air War College, she was assigned to Travis Air Force Base, Calif., where she served as commander of the 60th Communications Group, chief of the Communications Division and commander of the 615th Air Mobility Communications Squadron. In 1995, Clark was named commander of the 17th Support Group, Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas, before returning to Washington, D.C., as executive officer to the Air Force Chief of Staff. In 1997, she was named commandant of the Squadron Officer School at Maxwell Air Force Base in Alabama. She served there for two years before being named director for Command, Control, Communications and Computer Systems at U.S. Strategic Command, Offutt Air Force Base, Neb.
Prior to assuming her current duties, Clark was the deputy chief information officer (CIO), Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C. There, she assisted the CIO in leading the Air Force in creating and enforcing information technology standards, in promoting and shaping effective strategic and operational Information Technology (IT) planning processes, and in acquiring IT systems. The general worked with other Air Force leaders to ensure that IT processes were efficient and effective in meeting the needs of the Air Force.
Clark was promoted to major general on March 1, 2003. Major General Clark retired from the USAF on December 1, 2006.
 | Master Communications and Information Badge |
 | Air Force Distinguished Service Medal |
 | Defense Superior Service Medal |
 | Legion of Merit |
 | Defense Meritorious Service Medal |
   | Meritorious Service Medal with silver and bronze oak leaf clusters |
 | Aerial Achievement Medal |
 | Air Force Commendation Medal with bronze oak leaf cluster |
 | Joint Meritorious Unit Award with silver oak leaf cluster |
 | Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with silver oak leaf cluster |
 | Air Force Organizational Excellence Award with three bronze oak leaf cluster |
  | National Defense Service Medal with two bronze service stars |
 | Global War on Terrorism Service Medal |
 | Korea Defense Service Medal |
 | Air Force Overseas Short Tour Service Ribbon with bronze oak leaf cluster |
 | Air Force Longevity Service Award with silver and two bronze oak leaf clusters |
 | Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon |
 | Air Force Training Ribbon |
| Insignia | Rank | Date |
|---|---|---|
| | Major General | March 1, 2003 |
 | Brigadier General | August 1, 1999 |
 | Colonel | February 1, 1994 |
 | Lieutenant Colonel | December 1, 1989 |
 | Major | March 1, 1985 |
 | Captain | September 26, 1977 |
 | First Lieutenant | September 26, 1975 |
 | Second Lieutenant | September 26, 1973 |
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