CHARLESTON AIR FORCE BASE, S.C. –
For units around Charleston AFB, the new year has started off as a busy one.
Beginning May 13, the base will go through a week-long unit compliance inspection. This type of inspection is conducted to assess areas mandated by law as well as mission areas identified by Air Force and major command leadership as critical or important to assess and assure the health and performance of organizations, according Air Mobility Command Instruction 90-201, The Inspection System.
"The Air Mobility Command Inspector General will come in and evaluate our mission areas, core compliance items, special interest items and by-laws which are all found in 90-201, which is basically our 'bible' for self-inspections and inspection areas," said Master Sgt. Lisa Peele, 437th Airlift Wing Inspections and Readiness superintendent.
To help units on base prepare for the upcoming inspection, Sergeant Peele suggests looking at unit processes and how they accomplish the mission on a daily basis.
Airmen should ensure everything is in its place such as; are privacy-act labels on folders, she said. "Always document an action, which is something everyone can do to make sure everyone is following rules and ensuring workcenters are adhering to guidance.
She also said the best way to show inspectors what a unit has done is to have continuity and self-inspection binders ready for inspectors to review.
When asked [by the inspectors] to show how something is accomplished it is best to, "show and tell ... you should be able to show and tell about everything on your checklist," Sergeant Peele said.
For Sergeant Peele, this inspection is a representation of how prepared Charleston AFB is to accomplish its mission.
"This is Charleston AFB's report card ... it is how we do our processes and to see if we are in compliance, or not. When the IG goes in and finds out a work center is not in compliance it directly reflects on the work center and its effectiveness," she said.
Senior leadership on base sees this time of preparation as a time for work centers to go through their lists and get ready for the upcoming inspection.
"We each need to do our homework. Read our last UCI, Aircrew Standard and Evaluation Visit (ASEV), Logistics Standardization and Evaluation Program (LSEP) reports and make sure we don't repeat mistakes from three years ago," said Col. Joseph Mancy, 437th Operations Group commander. "Go to the community of practice Web page and get reports from other bases that AMC inspected this year. These inspections are about attention to detail and adhering to regulations that govern our operations. We've discovered many areas that need improvement. The key is identifying those areas and changing processes to ensure we don't repeat the mistakes of the past. Together, we'll show AMC that Team Charleston is the best wing in AMC."