Maj Jeremy Collins

Capt Jeremy K. Collins is an Instructor of Acquisition Management at the Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. He provides initial skills education for Force Modernization Airmen in the USAF and USSF. He develops and delivers lessons, exercises, and assessments over the entire DoD acquisition system life cycle for 600 students each year. He also guides, advises, and provides research and support to senior level officials within the DoD, Secretary of the Air Force, and AFMC Headquarters.

Capt Collins enlisted in May 2010 and served five years in the Michigan Air National Guard. During his enlisted time, Capt Collins served two years as a traditional guardsman in Aerospace Ground Equipment supporting the 127th Maintenance Group. He then spent three years in an Active Guard Reserve capacity as an Accounting Technician with the 127th Comptroller Flight.

Upon commissioning in 2015, Capt Collins served briefly as a Combat Systems Officer trainee before transitioning to become an acquisitions program manager. While assigned at Wright-Patterson AFB, Capt Collins supported two ejection seat programs and served as the executive officer for the Human Systems Division. He then shifted to the KC-46 Program Office where he led the nuclear certification effort as a Test Program Manager. In 2019, Capt Collins relocated to Tyndall AFB, FL where he supported Air Combat Command’s Weapon System Evaluation Program. As Flight Commander of the Operations Support Section, he supporting air-to-air weapons test known as COMBAT ARCHER for nearly three years. Capt Collins then served as Director of Operations for the 53d Test Support Squadron, responsible for the management of 53 squadron personnel across three flights. In 2023, Capt Collins was selected to teach Fundamentals of Acquisition Management at the Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright Patterson AFB, OH.

EDUCATION

2013 Bachelor of Science, Business Management, Northwood University, Midland, MI

2015 Associate of Applied Science, Financial Management, Community College of the Air Force

2015 Airman Leadership School, Correspondence, Selfridge ANGB, MI

2017 Master of Science, Program and Project Management, University of Michigan, Dearborn, MI

2021 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, AL

ASSIGNMENTS

1. May 2010 – July 2012, Aerospace Ground Equipment, Selfridge ANGB, MI

2. July 2012 – April 2015, Financial Management Accounting Technician, Selfridge ANGB, MI

3. July 2015 – March 2016, Combat Systems Officer Trainee, NAS Pensacola, FL

4. March 2016 – July 2017, Project Manager, Aircrew Flight Equipment, Human Systems Division, Agile Combat Support Directorate, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio

5. July 2017 – September 2018, Executive Officer, Human Systems Division, Agile Combat Support Directorate, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio

6. September 2018 – November 2019, KC-46 Test Program Manager, KC-46 Division, Tanker Directorate, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio

7. November 2019 – June 2022, Flight Commander, Operations Support Section, 53 Test Support Squadron, 53 Weapons Evaluation Group, Tyndall AFB, FL

8. June 2022 – May 2023, Director of Operations, 53 Test Support Squadron, 53 Weapons Evaluation Group, Tyndall AFB, FL

9. May 2023 – Present, Instructor of Acquisition Management, Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS

Meritorious Service Medal

Air Reserve Forces Meritorious Service Medal

Air Force Commendation Medal

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION

Airman First Class May 18, 2010

Senior Airman March 1, 2013

Second Lieutenant July 10, 2015

First Lieutenant July 10, 2017

Captain July 10, 2019

(CURRENT AS OF JUNE 2023)