Electronic Technician (Submarine Communications) 2nd Class David Cheney, a native from Murfreesboro, Tennessee, currently serves as an instructor at Information Warfare Training Command Virginia Beach (IWTC), Learning Site Groton, Connecticut onboard Naval Submarine Base New London.

Cheney enlisted in the Navy in July of 2011, and following his completion of basic training at Recruit Training Command Great Lakes, he reported to his first duty station aboard USS Newport News (SSN 750). There, he worked as an electronic technician (submarine radio), more commonly known as a radioman. As a radioman his responsibilities included analyzing electronic communications, jamming enemy radar signals, deciphering information gathered, and maintaining constant submarine communications in the world's roughest environments.