Colonel Cynthia L. Smith is the Commander of the 186th Air Refueling Wing, Key Field Air National Guard Base, Meridian, Mississippi. The 186th Air Refueling Wing provides over 1,100 personnel and eight KC-135R aircraft to Air Mobility Command for worldwide operations.

Col. Smith is a traditional Guard pilot who has served multiple tours overseas. She has performed aircrew and staff duties supporting contingency operations, including Joint/Deliberate Forge, Deny Flight, Allied Force, Enduring Freedom, Iraqi Freedom, Inherent Resolve and Freedom’s Sentinel. In 2010, she supported a third flying mission at Key Field, the MC-12W, through the Project Liberty program.