Unit Compliance Inspection yields positive results

  • Published
  • By Jake Shaw
  • 482nd Fighter Wing Public Affairs
HOMESTEAD AIR RESERVE BASE, Fla. --  Months of preparation, hard work and attention to detail resulted in the 482nd Fighter Wing accomplishing its mission 'by the books' during the Air Force Reserve Command Unit Compliance Inspection held here Oct. 30 to Nov. 5.

The team of approximately 70 inspectors from Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, arrived Oct. 30 prepared to evaluate how well reservists, civilian employees and Reserve technicians at the wing followed the functional checklists put in place by the Air Force and Air Force Reserve.

The findings of the inspection were positive, with 54 areas in full compliance, 25 areas in compliance with comments (needing minor corrective action), and one area non-compliant (needing major corrective action).

Compliance Inspection Team Chief Col. Ian O' Connell said of the 482nd Fighter Wing, "The 482nd Fighter Wing is accomplishing its mission very well and has several very strong programs."

The inspection team identified 16 superior performers and three superior teams during the inspection, which is indicative of the superb personnel in the 482nd, said Col. Randy Falcon, 482nd Fighter Wing Commander.

Teams that received special recognition included Emergency Management, Security Forces, Personnel and Fuels. Several inspectors commented that the Emergency Management and Fuels programs are easily the best the IG team has seen.

The inspection team also pointed out during the out brief that wing personnel had superb attitudes and worked aggressively to implement corrective action on any items that could be worked while the team was still inspecting.

"This was a team effort and we could not have done this without the efforts of each of you in this wing," said Col. Falcon.

UCI Superior Performers
Lt. Col. Robert Delgado
Staff Sgt. Arturo SantiagoVasquez
Staff Sgt. Gavin Sinclair
Senior Airman Omar Martinez Gonzalez
Senior Airman Nicholas Stein
Mr. David Bade
Mr. Timothy Crump
Mr. Larry Furtak
Mr. Victor Gran
Mr. Americo Mendez
Mr. Timothy Norton
Mr. David Rivera
Mr. Herbert Tiedeman
Ms. Patricia Ortega
Mr. Sean Quinn
Ms. Shannon Cooper
Mr. William Bechelmayr
Mr. Rodger Boyt
Mr. James Collier
Mr. Gerald Gray
Mr. Sean Hardie
Mr. Frank Hernandez
Mr. Donald McNeal
Mr. Ronnie Miller
Mr. Richard Randall
Mr. Roderick Smith
Senior Master Sgt. Wilfredo Vargas
Master Sgt. Owen Duncan