Command Sgt. Maj. Keyon Cummings, Maneuver Support Center of Excellence and Fort Leonard Wood Command Sergeant Major
Command Sergeant Major Keyon Cummings is a native of Georgia. He enlisted in the United States Army in 2002 as a Combat Engineer and completed One Station Unit Training at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri.
His assignments include Company C., 27th Engineer Battalion, 20th Engineer Brigade, Fort Bragg, North Carolina; Headquarters and Headquarters Co., 20th Engineer Brigade, Fort Bragg; Co. C, 3-10 Infantry Regiment, Fort Leonard Wood/ Co. C, 2-10 Infantry Regiment, Fort Leonard Wood; 425th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 4-25th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, HHC (Rear), Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska; 13th Expeditionary Sustainment Command, Fort Hood, Texas; Co. A, 91st Engineer Battalion, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, First Cavalry Division, Fort Hood; HHB, 32nd Army Air and Missile Defense Command, Fort Bliss, Texas; XVIII Airborne Corps, Fort Bragg; 8th Engineer Battalion, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat, First Cavalry Division, Fort Hood; 36th Engineer Brigade, III Armored Corps, Fort Hood.
Cummings’ deployments include Operation Enduring Freedom three times and Operation Iraqi Freedom once, as well as one rotation to Korea.
He is a graduate of all levels of the Noncommissioned Officer Professional Development System, including First Sergeant and Commander Pre-Command Course; Battle Staff; Drill Sergeant School; Sapper Leader Course; Airborne School; Jumpmaster School; Air Assault School; Master Resiliency Training; Equal Opportunity Leader; Lean Six Sigma (Green Belt); Cold Weather Leader Course; Combat Lifesaver Course; and Field Sanitation Course.
Cummings holds a bachelor’s degree in Sports and Health Science from American Military University, and a master’s degree in Leadership Studies from the University of Texas at El Paso.
His military awards and decorations include the Legion of Merit (1 OLC); Bronze Star (2 OLC); Meritorious Service Medal (3 OLC); Army Commendation Medal (3 OLC); Army Achievement Medal (2 OLC); Army Good Conduct Medal (7th Award); National Defense Service Medal; Afghanistan Campaign Medal (2 Campaign Stars); Iraq Campaign Medal (1 Campaign Star); Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal; Global War on Terrorism Service Medal; Korean Defense Service Medal; Armed Forces Service Medal; Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal (MOVSM); NCO Professional Development Ribbon (Numeral 5); Army Service Ribbon; Overseas Service Ribbon (Numeral 5); NATO Medal (ISAF); Meritorious Unit Award (2 OLC); Combat Action Badge; Parachutist Badge; Senior Parachutist Badge; Master Parachutist Badge; Air Assault Badge; Sapper Leader Tab; and the Drill Sergeant Identification Badge. His foreign awards include the German Parachutist Badge; Royal Thai Army Parachutist Badge; Canadian Parachutist Badge; and the Norwegian Ruck March Badge. He has also been awarded the Silver and Bronze DeFleury Medal; Order of the Spur (Silver); Order of Saint Maurice; Order of Saint Martin; Order of Saint Christopher; and earned the prestigious Sergeant Audie Murphy Award.