General Michael A. Collings

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  13WMAZ.com - Central Georgia's #1 Source for News,... - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 12/10/2003    Last Visited: 12/11/2003  

  General Michael Collings who is currently the director of the Maintenance and Logistics, Headquarters Air Combat Command, Langley AFB, Va

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  AAMI Resources: Biomedical News - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 4/1/2003    Last Visited: 5/18/2008  

  Today, father David and son David,who is better known as Mike,are proud to be certified biomedical equipment
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  At a time when hospitals are struggling to attract qualified BMETs to the profession, David and Michael Collings have come up with a simple way to get the job done: groom BMETs in the family.
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  David and Mike are devoted not only to the BMET profession, but also to the U.S. military.
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  His son, Mike, 33, is an active duty Air Force Technical Sergeantbased at the Air Force Academy Hospital in Colorado.
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  For Mike, the decision to join the military and become a BMET didn't come as easily.He aspired to be a graphic artist.It took years of subtle influence by his father to convince Mike to consider a career as a BMET.And sometimes, dad's advice didn't seem so subtle.
  
  For example, Mike remembers sitting with his father and making a list of pros and cons about joining the service.The list, he laughs about now, was all pros and did not contain a single con.
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  David's persistence paid off in 1990 when Mike enlisted in the Air Force.Following his father's advice, Mike jumped at the first BMET opportunity that presented itself.He became certified as a BMET in 1994, almost exactly 20 years after his father.
  
  The parallels between their two careers are striking.Aside from both having the same instructor, Mike's current boss was a subordinate under his father 18 years earlier.
  
  "I have been plagued by people who know both of us," Mike jokes."It is kind of funny to hear about my father from the other side."
  
  Mike sees himself as a "worker bee" and his father as a managing bulldog."My father is the first person who people go to if they want to get a job done," Mike says.
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  Both David and Mike agree that emerging technology is one of the biggest challenges today.Someone entering the field needs to be competent in many computer operating systems and interfaces.Coupled with the deployment needs of a potential war with Iraq and continued turmoil in the Middle East, a well-trained military force is a concern for both men.
  
  Although David and Mike live in different states and have different daily responsibilities, Mike says his father,the man with 30 years of experience who started the BMET family tradition,is always there to help.

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  Air Force Times - News - This Week's Air Force Times - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 2/25/2004    Last Visited: 2/25/2004  

  Michael A. Collings, director, maintenance and logistics, Headquarters Air Combat Command, Langley Air Force Base, Va.
  
  Brig. Gen.

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  BMET-Central - Like Father, Like Son - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 6/20/2004    Last Visited: 3/13/2005  

  At a time when hospitals are struggling to attract qualified BMETs to the profession, David and Michael Collings have come up with a simple way to get the job done: groom BMETs in the family.
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  David and Mike are devoted not only to the BMET profession, but also to the U.S. military.
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  His son, Mike, 33, is an active duty Air Force Technical Sergeantbased at the Air Force Academy Hospital in Colorado.
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  For Mike, the decision to join the military and become a BMET didn't come as easily.He aspired to be a graphic artist.It took years of subtle influence by his father to convince Mike to consider a career as a BMET.And sometimes, dad's advice didn't seem so subtle.
  
  For example, Mike remembers sitting with his father and making a list of pros and cons about joining the service.The list, he laughs about now, was all pros and did not contain a single con.
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  David's persistence paid off in 1990 when Mike enlisted in the Air Force.Following his father's advice, Mike jumped at the first BMET opportunity that presented itself.He became certified as a BMET in 1994, almost exactly 20 years after his father.
  
  The parallels between their two careers are striking.Aside from both having the same instructor, Mike's current boss was a subordinate under his father 18 years earlier.
  
  "I have been plagued by people who know both of us," Mike jokes."It is kind of funny to hear about my father from the other side."
  
  Mike sees himself as a "worker bee" and his father as a managing bulldog."My father is the first person who people go to if they want to get a job done," Mike says.
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  Both David and Mike agree that emerging technology is one of the biggest challenges today.Someone entering the field needs to be competent in many computer operating systems and interfaces.Coupled with the deployment needs of a potential war with Iraq and continued turmoil in the Middle East, a well-trained military force is a concern for both men.
  
  Although David and Mike live in different states and have different daily responsibilities, Mike says his father-the man with 30 years of experience who started the BMET family tradition-is always there to help.

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  Baltimore Medical Engineers and Technicians Society -... - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 5/1/2003    Last Visited: 6/22/2008  

  Today, father David and son David - who is better known as Mike - are both certified biomedical equipment technicians and proud of it.
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  I would not be in the field without him," says Mike. At a time when hospitals are struggling to attract qualified BMETs to the profession, David and Michael Collings have come up with a simple way to get the job done: groom BMETs in the family.
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  David and Mike are devoted not only to the BMET profession, but also to the U.S. military.
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  His son, Mike, 33, is an active duty Air Force Technical Sergeant based at the Air Force Academy Hospital in Colorado Springs.
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  For Mike, the decision to join the military and become a BMET didn't come as easily.He aspired to be a graphic artist.It took years of subtle influence by his father to convince Mike to consider a career as a BMET.And sometimes, dad's advice didn't seem so subtle. For example, Mike remembers sitting down with his father and making a list of pros and cons about joining the service.The list, Mike laughs about now, was all pros and did not contain a single con."Some people wait an entire career to have the opportunity to become a BMET," Mike recalls his father saying.
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  David's persistence paid off in 1990 when Mike enlisted in the Air Force.Following his father's advice, Mike jumped at the first BMET opportunity that presented itself.He became certified as a BMET in 1994, almost exactly 20 years after his father. The parallels between their two careers are striking.Aside from both having the same instructor, Mike's current boss was a subordinate under his father 18 years earlier. "I have been plagued by people who know both of us," Mike jokes."It is kind of funny to hear about my father from the other side." Mike sees himself as a "worker bee" and his father as a manager - and a reliable bulldog at that."My father is the first person who people go to if they want to get a job done," Mike says.
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  Both David and Mike agree that emerging technology is one of the biggest challenges today.Someone entering the field needs to be competent in many computer operating systems and interfaces.Coupled with the deployment needs of a potential war with Iraq and continued turmoil in the Middle East, a well-trained military force is a concern for both men. Although David and Mike live in different states and have different daily responsibilities, Mike says his father - the man with 30 years of experience who started the BMET family tradition - is always there to help.

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  DoD News: General Officer Announcements - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 2/9/2004    Last Visited: 2/9/2004  

  Michael A. Collings has been nominated to the rank of major general while serving as the director, Maintenance and Logistics, Headquarters Air Combat Command, Langley Air Force Base, Va.
  
  Air Force Brig.Gen.

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  Hilltop Times - Defense symposium tournament planned - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 6/5/2003    Last Visited: 6/5/2003  

  Michael A. Collings, director of Maintenance and Logistics, Air Combat Command headquarters; and representatives from Boeing and Lockheed-Martin.

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  TRN Online: News - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 2/26/2002    Last Visited: 2/27/2002  

  Michael Collings will hand over command of the 82nd Training Wing to Brig.Gen.
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  Collings received the torch from former commander Brig.Gen.Sharla "Kris" Cook in July 2001, and while most commanders stick around for a two-year stint, Collings has been called from a training command to "the tip of the spear."
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  Collings, who has been in the Air Force 26 years, is needed at Air Combat Command at Langley Air Force Base, Va., where he'll take over for a two-star general as director of maintenance and logistics. He was selected for the job because of his extensive background in logistics and maintenance, as well as his experience as a fighter pilot. Air Combat Command is the largest command in the Air Force and is a primary combat force provider to the unified commands, like Central Command, which is waging the war in Afghanistan. Collings earned his wings in 1975 and racked up more than 2,600 hours flying F-16s until he was medically grounded in 1985 and switched to maintenance.He earned his brigadier general star in January 2001.

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  The Macon Telegraph | 01/29/2004 | Wetekam's promotion... - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 1/29/2004    Last Visited: 1/29/2004  

  Michael Collings, currently the director of maintenance and logistics at the headquarters of Air Combat Command at Langley Air Force Base, Va.

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  The Macon Telegraph | 01/30/2004 | Robins commander... - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 1/30/2004    Last Visited: 1/30/2004  

  Mike Collings, currently Air Combat Command's director of maintenance and logistics at Langley Air Force Base, Va.
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  Collings has already made several short visits to Robins.
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  Collings and I have talked a lot about that.

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