Chief Master Sergeant Colin Fleck is the Command Chief Master Sergeant for
Second Air Force at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi. He is the senior enlisted
leader and advisor to the commander on all operational aspects of basic military
training, initial skills training, advanced and supplemental nonflying training for
93% of the Air Force across 265 specialties. Second Air Force delivers more than
2,700 courses and graduates 150,000 Airmen, Guardians, Soldiers, Sailors,
Marines and international students annually. The command includes five training
wings and a network of 103 operating locations around the world.
Chief Fleck entered the Air Force in 2002 and his background includes various
duties in the Personnel, Aerial Gunner, Remotely Piloted Aircraft Sensor
Operator, and Special Mission Aviator career fields. He has served on the AC-
130U and AC-130H Gunships, as well as the MQ-1B Predator and MQ-9 Reaper
along with various senior enlisted positions including as an Assignment
Functional Manager and multiple assignments as a Squadron and Group Senior
Enlisted Leader. Prior to assuming his current position, he served as the
Command Chief Master Sergeant of the 27th Special Operations Wing, Cannon
AFB, New Mexico.
Chief Fleck married his wife, Maggie, in 2001 and is the proud father of four
children, the oldest of which is a Lance Corporal in the United States Marine
Corps serving as an Infantry Rifleman at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.
EDUCATION
2002 Basic Military Training, Lackland Air Force Base (AFB), TX
2002 Personnel Apprentice Course, Keesler AFB, MS
2004 Basic Aerial Gunner Course, Kirtland AFB, NM
2006 Airman Leadership School, Hurlburt Field, FL
2009 Associate Degree, Aviation Operations, Community College of the Air Force (CCAF)
2011 Noncommissioned Officer Academy, Tyndall AFB, FL
2013 Bachelor of Arts, Terrorism and Counterterrorism Studies, Henley-Putnam University, Santa Clara, CA
2014 Basic Sensor Operator Course, Randolph AFB, TX
2015 Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy, Maxwell AFB-Gunter Annex, AL
2018 Joint Special Operations Forces Senior Enlisted Academy, Joint Special Operations University, MacDill AFB, FL
2019 Chief Leadership Course, Maxwell AFB-Gunter Annex, AL
2020 Joint and Combined Warfighting School (JPME II), Joint Forces Staff College, Norfolk, VA
2021 Senior Enlisted Legal Orientation, Maxwell AFB, AL
2022 Command Chief Master Sergeant Training Course, Joint Base Andrews, MD.
2022 Middle East Asia Regional Studies, Alan L. Freed Associates, Inc., Washington, D.C.
2022 Continuous Innovation and Improvement for Executives, Institute for Defense and Business, Duke Univ, Chapel Hill, NC
2023 Summit Course, Joint Special Operations University (JSOU), MacDill AFB, Fla.
2024 Keystone, National Defense University, Washington, D.C.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. June 2002 – April 2005, Personnel Technician, 75th Mission Support Squadron, Hill Air Force Base (AFB), UT
2. April 2005 – May 2011, AC-130U Aerial Gunner, 4th Special Operations Squadron, Hurlburt Field, FL
3. May 2011 – January 2013, AC-130U Evaluator Aerial Gunner, 1st Special Operations Group, Hurlburt Field, FL
4. January 2013 – December 2013, Flight Chief/AC-130H Instructor Aerial Gunner, 16th Special Operations Squadron, Cannon AFB, NM
5. January 2014 – April 2015, Operations Superintendent/MQ-1 Sensor Operator, 3d Special Operations Squadron, Cannon AFB, NM
6. April 2015 – August 2016, Squadron Superintendent/MQ-9 Sensor Operator, 33d Special Operations Squadron, Cannon AFB, NM
7. August 2016 – April 2018, 1U0/1U1/1A3 Functional Manager, HQ Air Force Personnel Center, Joint Base (JB) San Antonio-Randolph, TX
8. April 2018 - August 2020, Chief Enlisted Manager, 16th Special Operations Squadron, Cannon AFB, NM
9. August 2020 - June 2022, Superintendent, 1st Special Operations Group, Hurlburt Field, FL
10. June 2022 - July 2023, Command Chief, 58th Special Operations Wing, Kirtland AFB, NM
11. July 2023- July 2025, Command Chief, 27th Special Operations Wing, Cannon AFB, NM
12. July 2025-Present, Command Chief, Second Air Force, Keesler AFB, MS
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: Chief Enlisted Aircrew Flight Hours: 2,500+
Aircraft: AC-130U, AC-130H, AC-130W, MQ-1B, and MQ-9
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Legion of Merit with one oak leaf cluster
Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Air Medal with two silver oak leaf clusters
Aerial Achievement Medal with oak leaf cluster
Joint Service Commendation Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters Air Force
Achievement Medal with oak leaf cluster
Air Force Combat Action Medal
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Chief Master Sergeant December 1, 2018
(Current as of August 2025)