Col. David C. Leaumont is the Commander of the 95th Wing and the National Airborne Operations Center (NAOC) at Offutt AFB, Nebraska. As the 95th WG/CC he oversees the 253d Command and Control Group, 1st Airborne Command Control Squadron, 595th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, 595th Strategic Communications Squadron, 610th Command and Control Squadron and the 625th Strategic Operations Squadron. As the NAOC/CC he commands and exercises operational control of a 70-member alert force on the E-4B aircraft, providing national level command and control. In these commands, he is responsible for providing the President, Secretary of Defense, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff survivable command and control capabilities of global military forces across the entire threat spectrum.
Col. Leaumont graduated from The Citadel, in Charleston, South Carolina, Class of 1996, and was commissioned through Officer Training School at Maxwell AFB, Alabama in 2002. He graduated from Joint Specialized Undergraduate Navigator Training at Randolph AFB, Texas and was operationally assigned to the B-52H, at Barksdale AFB, Louisiana. He deployed to United States Central Command where he served as Wing Weapons Officer for 11 major weapons systems, including the F-22, F-15 C/E, KC-10/135, RQ-4, and U-2. Col. Leaumont has also served as the Chief Speechwriter for Air Force Global Strike Command; Commander, 2d Operations Support Squadron, and Assistant Deputy Director for Nuclear and Homeland Defense Operations, Joint Staff J-36. Prior to his current position, Col. Leaumont was previously the Commander, 595 CACG and NAOC.
EDUCATION
1997 Bachelor of Science, Biology, The Citadel, SC
2008 B-52 Weapons Instructor Course, USAF Weapons School, Nellis Air Force Base, NV
2008 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, AL (PDE resident/non-resident)
2012 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, AL, by correspondence
2013 National Laboratory Technical Fellow, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, CA (IDE resident)
2013 Master of Divinity in Biblical Studies (summa cum laude), Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary, VA
2015 Master of Philosophy in Military Strategy, School of Advanced Air & Space Studies, AL (ASG resident)
2019 Distinguished Graduate, Master of Science in National Resource Strategy, National Defense University, Washington DC (SDE resident)
ASSIGNMENTS
1. April 2002 – May 2003, Student, Joint Specialized Undergraduate Navigator Training, Randolph Air Force Base, TX
2. May 2003 – December 2003, Student, B-52 Navigator Initial Qualification, 11th Bomb Sq., Barksdale AFB, LA
3. January 2004 – January 2008, Flight Commander, Instructor Radar Navigator, 20th Bomb Sq., Barksdale AFB, A
4. January 2008 – June 2008, Student, USAF Weapons Instructor Course, 340th Weapons Sq., Barksdale AFB, LA
5. July 2008 – July 2011, Wing Weapons Officer, Advanced Programs Flight Commander, 2d Operations Support Sq., Barksdale AFB, LA
6. July 2011 – February 2012, Weapons and Tactics Flight Commander, 49th Test and Evaluations Sq., Barksdale AFB, LA
7. February 2012 – July 2013, Chief Speechwriter, Air Force Global Strike Command, Barksdale AFB, LA
8. July 2013 – June 2014, Fellow, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, CA
9. June 2014 – June 2015, Student, School of Advanced Air and Space Studies, Maxwell AFB, AL
10. June 2015 – July 2016, Director of Operations, 96th Bomb Sq., Barksdale AFB, LA
11. July 2016 – June 2018, Commander, 2d Operations Support Sq., Barksdale AFB, LA
12. July 2018 – June 2019, Student, National Defense University - Eisenhower School, Fort McNair, Washington, DC
13. July 2019 – August 2020, Presidential Strike Advisor, J-36 National Military Command Center, Pentagon, Arlington, VA
14. Aug 2020 – March 2021, Deputy Chief, National Military Command System Operations Division, J-36, Pentagon, Arlington, VA
15. April 2021 – August 2022, Assistant Deputy Director, Nuclear & Homeland Defense Operations, J-36, Pentagon, Arlington, VA
16. August 2022 – September 2024, Commander, NAOC; and Commander, 595 Command and Control Group, Offutt AFB, NE
17. October 2024 – February 2025, Commander, 95th Wing (Provisional), Offutt AFB, NE 18. March 2025- Present, Commander, National Airborne Operations Center; and Commander, 95th Wing, Offutt AFB, NE
SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS
1. July 2019 – August 2020, Presidential Strike Advisor, J-36 NMCC, Pentagon, Washington, DC, as a lieutenant colonel
2. August 2020 – March 2021, Deputy Chief, National Military Command System Operations Division, J-36, Pentagon, Arlington, VA, as a lieutenant colonel
3. April 2021 – August 2022, Assistant Deputy Director, Nuclear and Homeland Defense Operations, J-36, Pentagon, Arlington, VA, as a colonel
4. August 2022 – August 2024, Commander, National Airborne Operations Center, Offutt AFB, NE, as a colonel
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: master navigator
Flight hours: more than 2,400 hours
Aircraft flown: T-43A, B-52H, E-4B
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Defense Superior Service Medal
Legion of Merit
Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Joint Service Achievement Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal with one oak leaf clusters
Air Force Achievement Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Distinguished Graduate, B-52 Formal Training Unit
Class 08A Overall Best Paper and B-52 Academic Award, USAF Weapons Instructor Course
(Current as of March 2025)