Capt. Christopher Cummins
Deputy Commander, Maritime Expeditionary Security Group 2
Captain Cummins graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 2001 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in economics. He later earned a master’s degree from the Naval Postgraduate School in Applied Physics, and is a Joint Qualified Officer.
His operational assignments include Anti-Submarine Warfare Officer in USS KLAKRING (FFG 42), Training Officer in USS CARNEY (DDG 64), Weapons and Combat Systems Officer in USS HIGGINS (DDG 76), and Executive Officer in USS MAHAN (DDG 72). He Commanded USS MAHAN through a C5F/C6F deployment.
Ashore, Capt. Cummins completed staff tours at the staff of Commander, Naval Surface Forces Pacific as the lead Combat Systems Inspector for the TYCOM Material Inspection Team, OPNAV N51 as the ballistic missile defense policy action officer, Joint Staff J-5 as Political Military Action Officer for Israel, Lebanon, and Jordan and as Executive Assistant to Commander, U.S. Second Fleet. His most recent tour was as Chief of Staff to the President, Board of Inspection and Survey.
Capt. Cummins has earned various personal, unit, and campaign awards.