Command Sgt. Maj. Alex Collins is a native of Spartanburg South Carolina and he enlisted in the Army in April 1995 as a 13B cannon crewmember. He attended One Station Unit Training (OSUT) at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, and reclassified to a 93C Air Traffic Controller and attended Advanced Individual Training (AIT), in June 2000 at Fort Rucker, Alabama.
Command Sgt. Maj. Collins has served as #1 Man, Driver, Gunner, Ammunition Team Chief, Ammunition for Howitzer Battery 1/3 Armored Cavalry Regiment, Ground Control Approach/Army Flight Following Supervisor, Tower Chief for I Corps, Multi-National Corps-Iraq Airspace Non-Commissioned Officer In-Charge for III Corps, Tactical Platoon Sergeant for 3-58th Aviation Regiment, Training Non-Commissioned Officer, Facility Chief for B Company 1-11th Aviation Regiment, G3 Air/Aviation Non-Commissioned Officer In-Charge and First Sergeant for Headquarters and Headquarters Operations Company for 3rd Infantry Division, Air Traffic Control Evaluation Sergeant for Headquarters and Headquarters Company, First Sergeant and Command Sergeant Major for 1-11th Aviation Regiment, First Sergeant of B/D Companies 4-4 Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, First Sergeant for E Company 52nd Aviation Regiment, Battalion Sergeant Major 3-58th Airfield Operations Battalion and currently Command Sergeant Major 12th Aviation Battalion at Fort Belvoir, Virginia.
His stateside assignments include Fort Carson, Colorado; Fort Lewis, Washington; Fort Rucker, Alabama; Fort Stewart, Georgia; Fort Rucker, Alabama; Fort Carson, Colorado; Fort Bliss, Texas; Fort Bragg, North Carolina; and Fort Belvoir, Virginia. His overseas assignments include Germany and Korea. He has deployed officially to Iraq three times, once to Afghanistan and once to Africa.
Command Sgt. Maj. Collins’ military education includes Primary Leadership Development Course, Mobile Retention Training, Basic Non-Commissioned Officer Course, Joint Fire Power Control Course, Non-Commissioned Officer Leader Skills Inventory, Alcohol Drug Abuse Team, Advanced Non-Commissioned Officer Course, Combat Life Savers Course, Hazmat Familiar/Safety Course, Commanders Safety Course, Personnel Recovery Fundamentals, Joint Combat Airspace Command & Control Course, Information Assurance Certification Program, Army SA Composite Risk Management, Company Commander/First Sergeant Course, Combative Level 1, Composite Risk Management, Aviation Composite Risk Management, Structured Self Development Level 4, Senior Enlisted Joint Professional Military Education I & II, Master Resilience Training, Common Faculty Development-Instructor Course, Battle Staff Course, and United States Army Sergeants Major Academy Class 69, Contingency Airfield Management Course, Structured Self Development Level 5, Pre-Command Course, CSM Development Course Follow-on Battalion Command and Sergeant Major Assessment Program. His civilian education includes a high school diploma from Spartanburg High School, Associate in Business Management degree from Excelsior College and Bachelor of Arts in Leadership and Workforce Development from United States Army Command and General Staff College.
Command Sgt. Maj. Collins’ awards and decorations include the Bronze Star (1st OLC), Meritorious Service Medal (3rd OLC), Joint Service Commendation Medal, Army Commendation Medal (6th OLC), Joint Service Achievement Medal, Army Achievement Medal (3rd OLC), Meritorious Unit Citation (2nd OLC), Army Superior Unit Award (2nd OLC), Army Good Conduct Medal (9th award), National Defense Service Medal (1 star), Iraq Campaign Medal (4 stars), Afghan Campaign Medal (1 star), Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Korean Defense Service Medal, Armed Forces Service Medal, Humanitarian Service Medal, Non-Commissioned Officer Professional Development Ribbon (numeral 5), Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon (numeral 7) and North Atlantic Treaty Organization Medal, Master Aircraft Crewman Badge, Driver/Mechanic Wheel & Track Badge and Marksmanship Qualification Badge Expert Pistol & Rifle.
Command Sgt. Maj. Collins has adult sons Darion and Kobe, and godsons Kendyl and Evin.