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Vol. 65 No. 43
October 30, 2015

99th CPTS, CONS closeout fiscal year

By Airman 1st Class Rachel Loftis 99th CPTS and 99th CONS work hand-in-hand Members
to ensure requirements are fully funded and con- of the 99th
99th Air Base Wing Public Affairs tracted properly.” Comptroller
Squadron
NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. — Members of This year, Air Combat Command implemented a and 99th
the 99th Comptroller Squadron and 99th Contract- new accounting and finance system called Defense Contracting
ing Squadron diligently worked extra hours to close Enterprise Accounting and Management System, or Squadron
out the fiscal year budget here, Sept. 30. DEAMS, which presented unique challenges. recently closed
out the fiscal
The 99th CPTS supports Nellis and Creech Air year budget.
Force Bases, the Nevada Test and Training Range, The 99th CPTS
and 52 tenant units with a combined annual budget supports Nellis
of $552 million. and Creech
Air Force
“The end of year closeout process starts early in Bases, the
the middle of the fiscal year and requires financial Nevada Test
analysis and decision support from our Airmen to and Training
fund requirements to enable the mission while be- Range, and
ing good stewards of tax-payer dollars,” said Capt. 52 tenant
Jacobb Rakes, 99th CPTS budget officer. “This units with a
requires a joint effort of vital communication and combined
assessment of operations from every locally as- annual budget
signed and tenant organization in order for CPTS U.S. Air Force graphic by Airman 1st Class Rachel Loftis of $552 million.
and CONS to execute the $552 million operations
and maintenance budget to highlight requirements “As with any new system, there is a steep learning
such as infrastructure upgrades, supplies or other curve that drastically changed established financial
requirements that need to get funded in order to management processes,” said Rakes. “DEAMS pre-
complete the mission.” sented challenges where CPTS was able to excel at end
of year within our span of control, however, DEAMS
According to George Salton, 99th CONS director left many challenges that were outside of our control
of business operations, funding is the lifeblood of ________________ See CLOSEOUT, on page 3
the acquisition process.

“It is the indispensable factor or inf luence that
gives the acquisition processes its strength and
vitality,” said Salton. ”Therefore, it is critical that

57th Wing’s 2013-2015 inspection photo album

By Lt. Col. Scott Crabtree During the two-year UEI window, ACC/IG will take the last pictures the 23rd Wing, 53rd Wing, and 505th
the Air Combat Command Inspector for photo albums of the 57th Wing, Combat Control Wing, who also have
57th Wing Inspector General General takes snapshots and builds a 99th Air Base Wing, and 432nd Wing a significant presence at Nellis AFB.
book that is believed to better repre- next week, and Air Force Reserve
NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. — The sent the overall effectiveness of a wing, Command IG will do the same for the Another key inspection principle
Commander’s Inspection Program Imple- rather than the brief glimpse that major 926th Air Reserve Wing. At the same outlined in AFI 90-201, The Air
mentation Guide published by the Air Force command inspections used to capture time, they’ll take a couple snapshots Force Inspection System, is that the
Inspector General describes the “new” Unit pre-AFIS. of geographically separated units of
Effectiveness Inspection as a “photo album.” ____ See INSPECTION, on page 3

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