445th Airlift Wing completes inspection

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WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio --  Inspectors from Air Force Reserve Command and the Air Force Inspection Agency simultaneously completed a unit compliance inspection, a logistics compliance assessment and two health services inspections Oct. 15 to 20 here.

"Overlapping inspections are rare, and the Airmen here rose to the challenge and performed superbly," said Command Chief Master Sgt. Peri Rogowski.

The 445th Aeromedical Staging and Aerospace Medicine Squadrons completed health services inspections Oct. 18. The HSI assesses a unit's medical war plans and readiness, management effectives and the quality of health care delivery, according to the Air Force Inspection Agency's fact sheet.

The ASTS received an excellent rating on the HSI and the AMDS received a satisfactory. Airmen in the medical units won't be inspected as part of an HSI for another four to five years.

"These are outstanding results by outstanding people in outstanding units," said Col. Stephen Goeman, 445th Airlift Wing commander. Admitting that the wing's leadership didn't want to jinx the inspection outcome by saying it publicly before it began, Colonel Goeman said he expected superior results from the medical units.

The wing also became one of the first units in the Air Force to complete a logistics compliance assessment program visit. The LCAP is a combination of the Air Force's former major command-level logistics and maintenance standardization and evaluation programs. It's designed to provide a unit with an objective "evaluation of how they perform key logistical processes," the Air Force Reserve Command LCAP inspectors said.

As part of the LCAP, AFRC inspectors evaluated the 445th Maintenance Group, the 445th Logistics Readiness Squadron and the 87th Aerial Port Squadron. Col. Glenn Davis, AFRC/A4 Director of Logistics, described the unit's performance as "rock solid and highly professional."

Tech. Sgt. Angel Gonzales, 445th Logistics Readiness Squadron, was one of three Airmen Colonel Davis mentioned as being an outstanding performer during the LCAP. "Through Sergeant Gonzales, we saw the absolute best safety program in the command. We would like to have him as an augmentee on our team, a position we usually only offer to master sergeants and above, as we go across the command for LCAP," Colonel Davis said.

The wing-wide unit compliance inspection was similarly successful, with the wing earning a compliance rating. The UCI evaluated the health, effectiveness and performance of the wing; the wing's compliance with laws, standards and regulations; and the effectiveness and capabilities of the unit's Airmen. At a minimum, UCIs are conducted on all wing/wing equivalent units at an interval of no more than 60 months.

"You couldn't have done better even though you wanted to do better. I'm ecstatic with the wing's overall performance," Colonel Goeman said.