91st Missile Wing Nuclear Surety Inspection Begins Published June 15, 2009 Minot Air Force Base Public Affairs MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. -- A scheduled Nuclear Surety Inspection (NSI) for the 91st Missile Wing began here June 15. The inspection team is led by a senior officer representative from the Air Force Space Command Inspector General's office with oversight provided by representatives from the Air Force Inspection Agency and the office of the Secretary of the Air Force. The inspection is expected to conclude June 24. An NSI is designed to evaluate a unit's readiness to execute nuclear operations and takes place at least every 18 months. Areas to be evaluated during the NSI include operations, maintenance, security and support activities needed to ensure the wing is performing its mission in a safe, secure and reliable manner. This inspection involves a multitude of inspectors, across all inspection activities, conducting a very rigorous and tough inspection. These demanding evaluations of the wing's mission are a thorough test touching every facet of the base's wide reaching responsibilities. Due to the sensitive nature of the inspection process and the demands it places on the wing's leaders and Airmen, details and results of the inspection will not be released until after it concludes.