Collins, Bruce, CMSgt

Aerospace Maintenance
 
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Current Service Status
USAF Retired
Current/Last Rank
Chief Master Sergeant
Current/Last Primary AFSC/MOS
2A3X0-Aircraft Maintenance Supervisor
Current/Last AFSC Group
Aerospace Maintenance
Primary Unit
2011-2012, 2A3X0, 451st Flight Line Maintenance Squadron
Previously Held AFSC/MOS
32850-Avionic Communications Specialist
32870-Avionic Communications Technician
2A6X0-Systems Supervisor
2A3X2-Avionics Systems F-16, F-117, Rq-1, and Cv-22
2E1X3-Ground Radio Communications
2E000-Communications-Electronics Chief Enlisted Manager
2A7X2-Nondestructive Inspection
2A3X3-Tactical Aircraft Maintenance
Service Years
1975 - 2012
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Chief Master Sergeant

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 Unofficial Badges 

Cold War Medal SAC Master Technician


 Military Associations and Other Affiliations
United Services Automobile Association (USAA)Post 6691, Fraser PostMichiganAFSA 772
  1997, United Services Automobile Association (USAA) - Assoc. Page
  2011, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States (VFW), Post 6691, Fraser Post (Fraser, Michigan) - Chap. Page
  2012, Enlisted Association of the National Guard of the United States (EANGUS), Michigan (Area Chairman) (Cadillac, Michigan) - Chap. Page
  2012, Air Force Sergeants Association (AFSA), AFSA 772 (Executive Officer) (Grand Rapids, Michigan) - Chap. Page


 2008-2009, A-10 Thunderbolt II (Warthog)
From Year
2008
To Year
2009
   
Personal Memories
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 A-10 Thunderbolt II (Warthog) Details
 


Aircraft/Missile Information
Specifications

Model Fairchild Republic A-10A Thunderbolt II (Warthog)
Length 53.31 ft | 16.25 m
Width 57.51 ft | 17.53 m
Height 14.67 ft | 4.47 m
Engine(s) 2 x General Electric TF34-GE-100 non-afterburning turbofan engines generating 9,065lbs of thrust each.
Empty Weight 27,999 lbs | 12,700 kg
MTOW 51,998 lbs | 23,586 kg
Max Speed 439 mph | 707 km/h | 382 kts
Max Range 474 miles | 763 km
Ceiling 34,695 ft | 10,575 m | 6.6 miles
Climb Rate 6,000 ft/min (1,828 m/min)
Hardpoints 11
Armament 1 x 30mm GAU-8/A Seven-Barrel Gatling Gun

Up to 16,000 pounds (7,200 kilograms) of mixed ordnance on eight under-wing and three under-fuselage pylon stations, including:

Mk-82 Series 500lb Bombs, Mk-84 Series 2,000lb Bombs, Incendiary Cluster Bombs, Combined Effects Munitions, Mine Dispensing Munitions, AGM-65 Maverick Missiles, Paveway Laser-guided / Electro-Optically Guided Bombs, Infra-red Countermeasure Flares, Electronic Countermeasure Chaff, Jammer Pods, 2.75-inch Rocket Pods, Illumination Flares and AIM-9 Sidewinder Air-to-Air Missiles.
Accommodations 1

   
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Last Updated: Jan 4, 2009
   
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