Join us Dec. 1 from 3-4pm Eastern
- Your participation in our insightful, interactive discussion with J.J. Cummings via Zoom will help us provide a holiday care package to the men and women serving on the USS GEORGE H.W. BUSH aircraft carrier, including your own special message and well wishes.
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Capt. J.J. "Yank" Cummings (U.S. Navy retired) has a lifetime of inspiring military leadership to share. Using a “Don’t tell them you care. SHOW them you care” leadership style, J.J. improved the morale, culture and performance of each organization he led. He is a powerful storyteller and presenter who translates his military perspective and experience into business world concepts.
- Responsible for what the Navy Times called the “miracle makeover” of the aircraft carrier USS GERALD R. FORD, he has led thousands of men and women in high-stress, “no-fail” environments.
- His approach to leadership helped his teams succeed and accomplish challenging missions in the unforgiving world of aircraft carrier and fighter aviation.
- First Technical Advisor for the 2022 film TOPGUN Maverick.
- A former Navy fighter pilot, he was Commanding Officer of the most technologically advanced vessel in the world, the nuclear-powered USS GERALD R. FORD. He was also Executive Officer of the aircraft carrier USS NIMITZ, Commanding Officer of the amphibious assault ship USS ANCHORAGE, and Commanding Officer of an FA-18F Super Hornet squadron.
- Prior to assuming command positions, J.J. was an F-14 Tomcat instructor pilot, a TOPGUN graduate, and successfully completed the prestigious Navy Nuclear Propulsion Program. He completed multiple overseas aircraft carrier deployments, logged 3,900 hours in fighter aircraft and has 137 combat missions over Iraq and Afghanistan. He holds a B.A. in Physics, an M.S. in Education and an M.A. in National Security and Strategic Studies.
