Much anticipated compliance inspection begins next week

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  • By Kevin Gilmartin
  • 66th Air Base Wing Public Affairs
HANSCOM AFB, Mass. --  Ninety-six inspectors representing Air Force Materiel Command will descend on Hanscom next week for a 10-day Unit Compliance Inspection and Targeted Readiness Inspection. 

The inspectors will fan out to every base organization with clipboards in hand, spending much of their time here reviewing each unit's compliance with governing Air Force instructions and checklists. They will also review the base's deployment readiness and initial response, emergency management and force protection capabilities. When their review is finished, the inspectors will provide feedback on Hanscom's strengths and weaknesses during a presentation by AFMC Inspector General Col. Kenneth Moran Nov. 10. 

"Everyone has worked hard over the past months to review their checklists, work their processes, and ensure they're in compliance," said Electronic Systems Center Commander Lt. Gen. Ted Bowlds. "Now it's show time, where we demonstrate to these inspectors what a great and professional organization we have here at ESC and Hanscom." 

Sixteen members of an advance team will arrive at Hanscom on Thursday. They will conduct an in-brief with the ESC commander and senior leaders early on the morning of Oct. 31, and likely begin their inspection immediately. 

"Our installation and all Team Hanscom personnel who make the ESC mission are in peak form for this inspection. Our combat readiness posture is equally strong, so we look forward to the IG's arrival and impressing the team beginning Friday morning," said 66th Air Base Wing Commander Col. David Orr. "Our goal is to show the IG team a world-class unit, with 100 percent compliance focus on a daily basis as we conduct the ESC mission." 

On Nov. 1, the remainder of the inspectors will arrive, mostly via military aircraft from Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio. A short welcome reception will be held with Hanscom's commanders and directors that will include safety and mission briefings. From then through Nov. 10, the inspectors will be taking a close, hard look at Hanscom. 

"It's important for us to show these inspectors our very best," said General Bowlds, " but what we really want is for everyone at Hanscom to be ready to perform their important mission supporting America's warfighters to the best of their abilities, and be in compliance, all year round. For our military members, it is also essential they are fully ready to deploy anywhere in the world or deal with contingencies here at home, whenever they're called upon. This inspection will help us stay sharp and makes us even better in meeting those challenges." 

Following a week-long Base Readiness Exercise to prepare for the inspection, the base will hold a 30-minute"pep rally" today at 1:30 p.m. in the Tennis bubble, featuring brief presentations by General Bowlds, Wing leadership, 66th Air Base Wing Inspector General Col. Denise Kloeppel, the 66 ABW Safety Office, and Chief Master Sgt. Karen McCoy, ESC's Command Chief.

Attendance for the event is mandatory for military and highly encouraged for Government civilian employees. Support contractor personnel, including A&AS support contractor personnel (PASS/ETASS/SCS III), are permitted to attend the commander's call; however, as support contractor personnel under non-personal services contracts are not Government employees and are not supervised by Government employees, they are to obtain approval from their employer, for example their contractor supervisor or task order task lead, before attending.