Lt Col David A. Cumings is the Senior Aerospace Science Instructor for Carroll County Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps, at Central High School, Carrollton, Georgia.  He is responsible for teaching Aviation History, Science of Flight, Exploring Space, and Physical Training.  He leads 120 Cadets in a progressive team building and leadership program that includes various extracurricular activities such as a competition Cyber Patriot Team, Raider fitness competition teams, and Color Guards.

Prior to his current position, Lt Col Cumings served as the Commander of Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps Detachment 165 at Georgia Institute of Technology.  There he was the head of the University’s Air and Space Force Aerospace Studies department, and instructed senior and sophomore courses on National Security, Leadership Responsibilities, and Team and Leadership Fundamentals.  Lt Col Cumings was responsible for approximately 100 Department of the Air Force recruits each year and commissioned a total of 65 officers into the United States Air Force or United States Space Force.  After this assignment, Lt Col Cumings retired from Active Duty on 1 August 2023.

Lt Col Cumings was a career Intercontinental Ballistic Missile operator.  He served in various capacities in the nuclear community within Missile Squadrons, Operations Groups, 20th Air Force, and Air Force Global Strike Command to include Missile Combat Crew Commander, Flight Commander, Section Chief, Instructor, Evaluator, Inspector, Executive Officer, Chief of Standardization and Evaluations, and Director of Operations. 

He was born and raised in northern Colorado, married Debbie Cumings (McKamey) of Worland, Wyoming, and together they have two children.  Their son, Braylon and daughter, Blakelee were both born in Colorado and have lived in Wyoming, Louisiana, North Dakota, Montana, and now Georgia.

Second Lieutenant May 28, 2003
First Lieutenant May 28, 2005
Captain May 28, 2007
Major Oct 1, 2013

• Air Force Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters
  
• Air Force Commendation Medal
• Air Force Achievement Medal
• Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with four devices
• Combat Readiness Medal
• National Defense Service Medal
  
• Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
• Nuclear Deterrence Operations Service Medal with “N” Device and one oak leaf cluster

June 2003--July 2004

Student Joint Flying Training, Naval Air Station Whiting Field, Milton FL

July 2004--August 2005

Student, Undergraduate Space & Missile Training & ICBM Missile Initial Qualification Training

392nd Training Squadron

Vandenberg AFB CA

August 2005--August 2006

Deputy Missile Combat Crew Commander

319th Missile Squadron

FE Warren AFB WY

August 2006--August 2007

Deputy ICBM Combat Crew Instructor

90th Operations Support Squadron

FE Warren AFB WY

August 2007--March 2009

Missile Combat Crew Flight Commander

319th Missile Squadron

FE Warren AFB WY

April 2009--September 2010

Chief of ICBM Weapons and Tactics Training

90th Operations Support Squadron

FE Warren AFB WY

September 2011--May 2012

Chief, ICBM Combat Crew Procedures and

Emergency War Order Procedures

20th Air Force

FE Warren AFB WY

May 2012--May 2013

ICBM Operations Inspector

AFGSC Office of the Inspector General

Barksdale AFB LA

May 2013--May 2014

Executive Officer

AFGSC Office of the Inspector General

Barksdale AFB LA

May 2014--May 2016

Assistant Director of Operations

740th Missile Squadron

Minot AFB ND

May 2016--June 2017

Chief, ICBM Standardization and Evaluation

91st Operations Group

Minot AFB ND

June 2017--July 2019

Director of Operations

490th Missile Squadron

Malmstrom AFB

Great Falls, MT

July 2019—August 2023

Commander, AFROTC Detachment 165

Georgia Institute of Technology

Atlanta, GA