Team Offutt goes 5-0 during inspections Published June 26, 2012 By Ryan Hansen 55th Wing Public Affairs OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. -- The members of Team Offutt were taken to task during five separate inspections here June 18-22 and successfully answered the call each time. All-in-all, the 55th Wing successfully underwent inspections from two Air Force teams, two Air Combat Command teams and one Air Force Global Strike Command inspection team. "Once again, I couldn't be more proud of the Fightin' Fifty-Fifth," said Brig. Gen. Donald Bacon, 55th Wing commander. "We continually focus on compliance in all areas and you can see that with these results." Out of all the inspections, the one with the broadest reach throughout the wing was the Special Mission Compliance Inspection. This gave the inspectors an in-depth review of the 55th Wing's support of the E-6B mission and with an overall grade of 76 percent complies and 24 percent complies with comments. "The entire 55th Wing should be incredibly proud of its performance during the SMCI," said Col. Andrea Tullos, 55th Mission Support Group commander. "We demonstrated we're ... exceptionally well prepared to execute this nation's no-fail mission." Opening up their plans and procedures for four of the five inspection teams was the 55th Medical Group. They underwent an Air Force Inspection Agency Health Services Inspection, an Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care review, had their support of the 625th Strategic Operations Squadron reviewed as well as participated in the SMCI. Overall the 55th MDG rolled through each inspection receiving an overall grade of 94 and an outstanding rating on the HSI, a 'very substantially compliant' on the AAAHC, which is the highest rating possible, and showed they were were compliant in all areas of their Personnel Reliability Program. "All in the same week, the 55th MDG's 'Mighty Medics' hosted 21 inspectors from four different inspection teams with boundless enthusiasm, tremendous professionalism, exceptional pride and unmatched leadership," said Col. Patrick Dawson, 55th MDG commander. "I am especially proud, and completely humbled by the staff's preparation efforts and magnificent performance resulting in our outstanding 94 percent HSI rating, their full three-year AAAHC accreditation and a World Series benchmark PRP program," he added. "The HSI rating is the highest rating the 'Mighty Medics' have received in nearly 10 years of inspections, and maybe historically." Finally, the 55th Wing's Safety office received their triennial formal Program Management Evaluation, receiving a grade of excellent overall. The inspector's recognized the office for having the best Bird Aircraft Strike Hazard program in the command, saving $1.6 million since 2009, and praised their robust motorcycle safety program and comprehensive annual inspection process as strengths. "Overall, ACC inspectors reported that Offutt's safety program is aggressive, proactive and successful," said Lt. Col. Kurt Koenigsfeld, 55th Wing Safety office chief. "For ground safety, this was our first excellent rating in more than 24 years." As a whole, each inspection team came away impressed with the members of Team Offutt and marveled at the wing's high level of morale and great attitude. "To hear the Inspector General tell us that we had the best morale and attitude seen to date across 25 inspections is incredibly gratifying, because that is the one element that we control every single day," Tullos said. "To consistently give that impression across every corner of our operation validates the incredible leadership we have at every level - the Fightin' Fifty-Fifth is the team we all want to be on and we just showed the inspectors why." According to Bacon, the key component to a successful inspection is a constant focus on compliance and safety every day of the year. "With the scope of our worldwide mission, we cannot afford to not be in compliance," he said. "In order to have mission success, it must be a constant focus from our wing leadership to the flight commanders and supervisors at every level."