Brig. Gen. Heath A. Collins is the Program ExecutiveOfficer for Weapons and Director of the ArmamentDirectorate, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, AirForce Materiel Command, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida.He is responsible for the planning and execution of all lifecycle activities for air-delivered munitions, including theAdvance Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile, Hard TargetVoid Sensing Fuze, Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile,Joint Direct Attack Munition; Joint Programmable Fuze,Miniature Air Launched Decoy; and Small DiameterBomb. His $92 billion portfolio also includes numerousother legacy weapons and ammunition; combat trainingsystems; threat emitters for test and training purposes;and aerial targets including the QF-16 and BQM-167A.

Brig. Gen. Collins entered the Air Force in 1993,receiving his commission through the ROTC program atClarkson University. His acquisition, space, test,operations and staff assignments have encompassed air-to-air missiles, electronic countermeasures, space, radar,intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, nuclear,fighter and bomber systems. He has served in numerousprogram management and senior-leader positionsincluding Program Manager, Wideband Global SatelliteCommunications, Block 1 Program, Deputy Commanderof the Wideband SATCOM Group, Commander, Space Based Infrared System Space Squadron, Senior MaterielLeader and Deputy Director for the Infrared Space Systems Directorate, and the Remote Sensing SystemsDirectorate. Brig. Gen. Collins has also served in the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence,overseeing the department's Airborne ISR, Space and Special Programs. He is a graduate of the Air Commandand Staff College and the Industrial College of the Armed Forces. He also holds master’s degrees from FloridaState University, Air University and National Defense University.

Prior to assuming his current duties, Brig. Gen. Collins served as the Program Executive Officer for Fighters andBombers, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Air Force Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson Air ForceBase, Ohio. He was responsible for development, production, fielding, sustainment and modernization of thefighters and bombers portfolio, which includes the A-10, A-29, B-1, B-2, B-52, F-15, F-16, F-22 and specialprograms. He was also responsible for organizing, training and equipping the F-35 System Program Office.

EDUCATION
1993 Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering, Clarkson University, Potsdam, N.Y.
1996 Master of Science, Electrical Engineering, Florida State University, Panama City, Fla.
1997 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
2004 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2006 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2006 Master of Military Operational Art and Science degree, Air University, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2008 Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2009 The Program Manager's Course, Defense Acquisition University, Fort Belvoir, Va.
2011 Master of Science, National Resource Strategy, Industrial College of the Armed Forces, Fort Lesley J.
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2011 Senior Acquisition Course, National Defense University, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.
2013 The Executive Program Manager's Course, Defense Acquisition University, Fort Belvoir, Va.
2015 Enterprise Perspective Seminar, Alan L. Freed Associates, Washington, D.C.
2016 Leadership Development Program, Center for Creative Leadership, San Diego

ASSIGNMENTS
1. September 1993–January 1994, Missile Analyst, 83rd Fighter Weapons Squadron, Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla.
2. January 1994–August 1997, Advanced Missile Flight Test Engineer, 83rd Fighter Weapons Squadron, TyndallAFB, Fla.
3. August 1997–July 1998, Education with Industry Student, Sanders, A Lockheed Martin Company, Nashua, N.H.
4. July 1998–December 1998, Command and Control Engineer, 4th Space Operations Squadron, Schriever AFB,Colo.
5. December 1998–November 1999, Chief, Command and Control Engineering, 4th Space Operations Squadron,Schriever AFB, Colo.
6. December 1999–October 2000, Chief, Engineering, 4th Space Operations Squadron, Schriever AFB, Colo.
7. November 2000–June 2001, Operations Support Flight Commander, 4th Space Operations Squadron,Schriever AFB, Colo.
8. June 2001–July 2003, Manager, Advanced Satellite Payloads, National Reconnaissance Office, Chantilly, Va.
9. July 2003–August 2005, Chief, Vehicle Engineering, National Reconnaissance Office, Chantilly, Va. 10. August2005–June 2006, Student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
11. June 2006–April 2007, Chief Engineer, Wideband Satellite Communications, Wideband SatelliteCommunications Group, Los Angeles AFB, Calif.
12. April 2007–January 2008, Program Manager, Wideband Global Satellite Communications Block I Program,Wideband Satellite Communications Group, Los Angeles AFB, Calif.
13. January 2008–April 2008, Deputy Commander, Wideband Satellite Communications Group, Los Angeles AFB,Calif.
14. April 2008–June 2010, Commander, Space-based Infrared Systems Space Squadron, Los Angeles AFB, Calif.
15. July 2010–June 2011, Student, Industrial College of the Armed Forces, National Defense University, FortLesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.
16. June 2011–June 2012, Deputy Director, Airborne ISR Programs, ISR Programs, Office of the Under Secretaryof Defense for Intelligence, Washington, D.C.
17. June 2012–June 2013, Deputy Director, Space and Special Programs, Battlespace Awareness and ProgramAssessment, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence, Washington, D.C.
18. July 2013–November 2014, Deputy Director, Senior Materiel Leader, Infrared Space Systems Directorate,Space and Missile Systems Center, Los Angeles AFB, Calif.
19. November 2014–February 2016, Deputy Director, Senior Materiel Leader, Remote Sensing SystemsDirectorate, Space and Missile Systems Center, Los Angeles AFB, Calif.
20. February 2016–March 2018, System Program Manager, Senior Materiel Leader, Ground Based StrategicDeterrent, Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center, Hill AFB, Utah
21. March 2018–July 2020, Program Executive Officer for Fighters and Bombers, Air Force Life CycleManagement Center, Air Force Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
22. July 2020–present, Program Executive Officer for Weapons and Director, Armament Directorate, Eglin AFB,Fla.

SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS
1. June 2011 - June 2012, Deputy Director, Airborne ISR Programs, ISR Programs, Office of the Under Secretaryof Defense for Intelligence, Washington, D.C. as a colonel
2. June 2012 - June 2013, Deputy Director, Space and Special Programs, Battlespace Awareness and ProgramAssessment, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence, Washington, D.C. as a colonel

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Legion of Merit
Defense Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster
Joint Service Commendation Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal
Air Force Achievement Medal with oak leaf cluster
Joint Meritorious Unit Award
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with oak leaf cluster
Air Force Organizational Excellence Award with two oak leaf clusters

OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
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2006 Distinguished graduate, Air Command and Staff College
2016 Air Force ACAT I Program Manager of the Year
2017 Air Force Nuclear Deterrence Operations Professional Team of the Year

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant July 20, 1993
First Lieutenant July 20, 1995
Captain July 20, 1997
Major Dec. 1, 2003
Lieutenant Colonel June 1, 2008 Colonel Oct. 1, 2013
Brigadier General Oct. 2, 2018
(Current as of July 2020)