Upcoming Unit Effectiveness Inspection

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  • By Senior Airman Sean D. Smith
  • Minot Air Force Base Public Affairs
MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. --  A Unit Effectiveness Inspection will take place in both the 5th Bomb Wing and 91st Missile Wing in August.

"A UEI is an external, continual evaluation of wing performance based on executing the mission, managing resources, leading people and improving the unit," said Master Sgt. Chad Seibel, superintendent of the 5th Bomb Wing Inspector General's office.  

The UEI has been going on Air Force wide; it is a way for Air Force Global Strike Command to independently assess the effectiveness of the wings.

"The UEI focuses on identifying areas where the risks from undetected non-compliance are greatest for the wing commander," Seibel said. "The UEI covers a 24-30 month cycle with the August event being the capstone event by AFGSC IG."

Preparation for the UEI is built around the internal inspection process: the Commander's Inspection Program or CCIP.

"The 5th Bomb Wing IG office encourages members and commanders to identify weak areas and non-compliance," Seibel said. "Honest self-assessment should be the goal for all commanders and unit members."

The UEI covers a broad range of inspectable items, and Seibel said preparation for the inspection is a big job.

"There are roughly 1,150 Air Force Instructions and over 200,000 compliance items to inspect that apply at a wing level," Seibel said.  "Future UEIs will also validate the internal inspection process."

This is the first UEI Capstone event for the 5th BW.

"We are approaching the UEI by helping accomplish the internal CCIPs for our squadrons," Seibel said. "The 5th Bomb Wing Inspector General's office encourages members and commanders to identify weak areas."

The ultimate focus of the inspection isn't on scoring, it's on real world unit readiness.

"Self-identifying non-compliance and implementing corrective action plans will not drive deficiencies in the UEI, failure to identify will," Seibel said. "Everyone should ask themselves what keeps you up at night about the job, and then identify it during IG-led CCIPs for an independent assessment."

Seibel was confident about the 5th BW going into the inspection.

"The UEI collects information that is relevant to the senior leadership of the Air Force while requiring fewer resources, both of the wing and the external oversight team," Seibel said. "It focuses on the effectiveness of accomplishing the mission. Given that, I think we'll do just fine."