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By Army Staff Sgt. Tracci Dorgan and Tech. Sgt. Stephen Hudson
EASTOVER, S.C. - Air National Guard inspectors poured over records, evaluated processes, and asked questions during the SCANG’s five-day Logistics Compliance Assessment Program inspection that took place in November.
Brig. Gen. Scott Williams welcomed the LCAP team during a briefing that began the inspection Nov. 4, in the 245th auditorium. “This inspection will help us look at goals in the future, beyond our horizon,” Williams said.
Chief Master Sgt. Ron Sizemore, ANG LCAP expeditor, said the objectives of the LCAP team and their reasons for inspecting the 169th Maintenance Group and Logistics Readiness Squadron. The inspection concentrated on logistics, the Traffic Management Office, supply, and aircraft maintenance.
“Our purpose is to make sure everyone performs safe, standardized, repeatable procedures and is technically compliant,” said Sizemore, who is based out of the ANG Readiness Center at Andrews Air Force Base, Md. “We will do ‘Over the shoulder’ inspections during the evaluations of logistics actions.”
Started in 2004, the Air National Guard does 25 LCAP inspections annually at Guard units around the country. If the score is marginal or unsatisfactory, 180 days later the team comes back for another inspection.
“The key facets to the inspection are: the five-tier grading system, the fact that the inspectors look for the good, bad, and the ugly in order to help fix anything they find, and point in time assessments,” added Sizemore.
There are 32 inspectors that rotate different inspections across the country; including 20 for maintenance and 10 or so for supply. LCAP inspections starts on Thursday, run through the UTA and wrap up on Monday with an out-brief on Tuesday. The inspectors are all Air National Guard volunteers. They are Subject Matter Experts in their field and are chosen by their commander.
“It’s a great experience,” Senior Master Sgt. Virgilio Pubill, an inspector from the 125th Fighter Wing in Jacksonville, Fla., said. “What you take home is invaluable.”
Pubill added the inspectors learn best practices from each unit visited and take that information back to their home units to improve processes.
“We’re prepared and ready for this inspection. We have helped everyone get ready by utilizing the Management Internal Control Tool self inspection checklist,” said Master Sgt. Mark Tanner, 169th Maintenance Group Quality Assurance. “LCAP is an inspection to ensure the MICT was compliant and all directives were followed.”
The quality assurance team created a ‘Knock it off’ card. One side declares that everyone has the right to stop an unsafe act, and the other side it has a pre-task briefing. “The purpose of this card is to make sure everyone is on the same page before starting the task,” said Master Sgt. Jeff George, 169th Maintenance Group Quality Assurance.
Senior Master Sgt. David Alderman, 169th Maintenance Group Quality Assurance, said he has searched through all regulations that pertain to maintenance jobs that ensured our shops were totally compliant.
“Sounds small, but it was huge,” said Alderman. “More than 60 individual shop operational instructions were consolidated into one Fighter Wing Supplement.”
“The QA shop has organized every shops LCAP continuity book,” Alderman continued. “This is a huge preparation for the upcoming UCI.”
So how did SCANG do?
OUTSTANDING!!! The Swamp Foxes lived up to the highest of standards again.
“I knew the success of this unit before we got here,” said Col. Pete Schneider, USAF
ANG LCAP Team Chief. “All your airmen were excited to show the inspection team how good they are at what they do.”
Capt. Steve Hay, USAF ANG LCAP LRS Team Lead, inspected the Logistics Readiness Squadron. Hay listed strengths in the LRS as “ motivated and knowledgeable personnel, great attitudes, solid deployment management, outstanding training program”
Maintenance Group “QA was well developed.” – Outstanding!!
Maintenance Operations Flight had an “exceptional program, DSG’s demonstrated an outstanding ability to do tasks.” – Outstanding!!
Aircraft Maintenance Squadron was “professional and positive”- Outstanding!!
Component Maintenance Flight – Outstanding!!
Equipment Maintenance Flight – Outstanding!!
Maintenance Group “had outstanding attitudes and organization.” – Outstanding
Overall Executive Wing “Great team, great fight with an integrated team. 95.81%. Be proud of your Airmen.” – Outstanding!!
Senior Master Sgt. Barry Boyle MXMI, received an ‘Outstanding Performer’ award in recognition for the creation of the Predator database. He accepted it, but acknowledged that it was because of the overall efforts of his maintenance team that they were so successful.
Master Sgt. Tabitha Little, 169th Logistics Readiness Squadron UTM, received an ‘Outstanding Performer’ award in recognition of her exceptional performance during the LCAP inspection and her contributions to the Logistics Readiness Squadron.
Forty-one other SCANG members were acknowledged for their outstanding contributions to their sections and the entire 169th Fighter Wing.
Col. Russell Rushe, commander of the169th Maintenance Group, said “I appreciate all the hard work. There has been a lot going on, but you are the reason our unit got the score we did, we wouldn’t have been close if not for your efforts.”
Brig. Gen. Grady Patterson III, assistant adjutant general for the Air Guard, added to Rushes’ comments and said “Great work, we could not be more proud.”
Brig. Gen. Lester Eisner, deputy adjutant general, commended all personnel. “You guys are the core of what makes the SCANG the outstanding unit you are, constant professionalism.”
Williams thanked the inspectors for their effort and for giving each section a checklist of changes to make for the upcoming UCI. He said to Rushe “You put the right people in the right places.”
“Wow! What a year,” continued Williams. “We’ve won the Falcon Air Meet in Jordan; we deployed to and trained in the UAE and accomplished the most difficult AEF ever, and now the LCAP. We’ve proved that we don’t just perform for inspections, we do it day in and day out.”
“As a pilot and a commander, knowing that the maintenance is as solid and strong as it is, is a comfort,” added Williams. “We have set the standard for the Air Force. Well done Swamp Foxes.”
| Date Taken: | 11.07.2010 |
| Date Posted: | 11.30.2010 12:47 |
| Story ID: | 61098 |
| Location: | EASTOVER, SC, US |
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