Unit Effectiveness Inspection capstone event

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  • Minot Air Force Base Public Affairs
MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. --  Members of the Air Force Global Strike Command Inspector General's office are scheduled to visit Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, Aug. 16-31, 2015, to evaluate the 5th Bomb Wing and the 91st Missile Wing during the mandatory Unit Effectiveness Inspection capstone event.

"A UEI is a multi-year, continual evaluation of the unit's effectiveness and is intended to help wing commanders understand the areas of greatest risk from undetected non-compliance," said Lt. Col. Jason Karren, 5th Bomb Wing Inspector General's office chief of wing inspections. "The capstone event is designed to be a culminating event for the new Commander's Inspection Program that was implemented last year as part of the new Air Force Inspection System."

During the two-week period, both wings will be evaluated on four major graded areas: managing resources, leading people, improving the unit and executing the mission.

"There are roughly 1,150 Air Force Instructions and over 200,000 compliance items to inspect that apply at a wing level," said Master Sgt. Chad Seibel, Superintendent of the 5th BW IG office.

"The 5th BW IG office and the functional area experts that comprise the wing inspection team have been hard at work over the last year and a half implementing the CCIP by continually evaluating every unit and program across the wing," Karren added.

Although they are continuously evaluating the wing, the IG is not only ensuring we're remaining prepared for inspections but that we are always ready to execute our mission.

"Air Force leadership has stressed that specific inspection preparation shouldn't be necessary," Karren said. "If we are conducting our self-inspections, identifying deficiency areas and constantly improving while ensuring compliance and executing the mission, then we will always be prepared."

The Air Force Inspection System, the Commander's Inspection Program, and the Unit Effectiveness Inspection have all been implemented Air Force wide since August 2013. 


"Usually a UEI cycle will be two years," Karren said. "During that two-year period, 5th BW IG will conduct unit and program CCIP inspections. Air Force Global Strike Command IG will continuously evaluate the wings and provide input, oversight, training and feedback."


When the UEI concludes, a new two year UEI cycle will begin and the base will continue to evaluate units and mission areas looking for ways to get better, Karren said.


With the capstone event around the corner, Karren has no worries about our ability to succeed.

"During the inspections I have conducted over the last year I have been very impressed by the professionalism and exceptional expertise I have seen from Airmen and leaders across the wing," Karren said. "I have no doubt we will perform well."