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2015 UEI Capstone recap for 99 ABW
From the 99th Air Base Wing Inspector General
NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev.
— In August 2013, the Air Force initi-
ated the Air Force Inspection System
(AFIS) which brought fundamental
changes to the way Air Force instal-
lations conduct inspections.
AFIS was designed to improve
performance, military discipline, and
management excellence up and down
the chain of command.
AFIS is structured around the com-
mander’s inspection program (CCIP).
CCIP provides commanders with a
support system to find and fix prob-
lems locally and offers the command
chain and higher headquarters staffs
performance data to improve policy
and programming. It is the backbone
of AFIS and gives more power to wing
commanders by allowing them to run
their wing’s inspection system.
Unlike the previous inspection sys-
tem, AFIS allows commanders to shift
their focus from inspection readiness
to mission readiness. The new system
implemented the Unit Effectiveness
Inspection (UEI), an inspection cycle
spanning a course of 24 months.
The UEI is a continual evaluation of
performance throughout the inspec-
tion cycle — a “photo album” versus
a snapshot in time. Continual evalua-
tion is validated and verified through-
out the 24 month UEI cycle and is
intended to help the wing commander
understand the areas of greatest risk
from undetected non-compliance.
An on-site “Capstone” visit conducted
by major command inspector generals
and the Air Force Inspection Agency on
wings concludes the two year UEI cycle.
Creech education office deliberately develops Airmen
By Airman 1st Class Christian Clausen
432nd Wing/432nd Air Expeditionary Wing
Public Affairs
CREECH AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. —
The education office continues to provide
Airmen here opportunities to further
both their personal and professional
education requirements.
Currently, the education office of-
fers career development course testing,
skill-level testing, professional military
education testing, and GI Bill and
Community College of the Air Force
counseling. Airmen can complete PME
and CDC tests in Thursdays at 8 a.m.,
10 a.m., or 1 p.m.
The guidance for Airmen looking to
either start or complete their CCAF in-
cludes how to use their tuition assistance,
document approval, and helpful tips
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“Our Airmen should come away with the under-
standing that the intent of this program is for them
to know their job, know how their job supports our
mission, and to do their job to the best of their ability
each and every day.”
Col. Richard Boutwell, 99th Air Base Wing commander
For the first time, Nellis and Creech
Air Force Bases experienced the cul-
mination of all the hard work put forth
during the 24 month UEI cycle with
the 2015 UEI Capstone visit Nov. 1-7.
The visit was the final event of the
UEI and the catalyst for generating a
UEI report.
During that seven-day period, 96
inspectors from Air Combat Com-
mand IG and AFIA evaluated the
wing’s compliance, readiness effec-
tiveness, efficiency, and discipline.
To do so, they used the standards set
forth in Air Force Instruction 90-201
and applicable AF and MAJCOM
guidance through wing inspection
team (WIT) validation, spot evalua-
tion, and sampling performed on-site
and remotely.
Final grading was determined by a
compilation of data from the last 24
months which was measured against the
UEI’s four Major Graded Areas (MGAs):
managing resources, leading people,
improving the unit, and executing the
mission. MGAs represent key processes,
procedures and requirements based
on either public law, executive orders,
directives or instructions.
So how did the 99th Air Base Wing
when starting class. Airmen can receive
counseling over the phone, by walking
in Mondays thru Wednesdays and on
Fridays from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Airmen can also receive information
about the Air Force TA program, which
is designed to help active duty person-
nel with up to $4,500 of college tuition
per fiscal year. The degree programs or
courses, whether academic or technical,
can be taken from accredited institutions 600 students free of charge in the exist-
either on base or off base.
Airmen can contact the Creech Edu-
cation Office with additional questions
at 702-404-0850.
Currently, the education office still
coordinates and partners with the Nellis
education office for CLEP, DANTES and
language testing.
Changes to dependent education
options
measure up? For starters, the Airmen-
to-IG sessions yielded five main issues
that were elevated for the secretary of
the Air Force office’s consideration.
Those issues were: make Creech AFB
a self-supported base; posture 99th
ABW air expeditionary taskings to
match the mission of the operational
wings they support; improve steward-
ship at the end of the fiscal year in re-
gards to spending government funds;
revamp officer promotion/evaluation
process and provide clearer guidance
on enlisted promotion/evaluation pro-
cess; and, with increased constraints
on manpower and no reduction in
mission requirements, ensure Airmen
are better equipped to accomplish
their job upon departure from techni-
cal training.
AFIS focuses on mission readiness
versus inspection readiness so we
won’t see the heavy emphasis on grade
achievement that we’ve come to expect
from past inspections. Still, the wing
should be proud that we earned an
“Effective” in all four MGAs, render-
ing an overall grade of “Effective”.
This means requirements in all
mission areas were met and personnel
were proficient; the CCIP provided the
The Lomie G. Heard Elementary
School located on Nellis AFB will no
longer be a part of the Clark County
School District starting at the end of the ing options, please contact the 99th FSS
2015-2016 school year. The U.S. Air Force
is working with Coral Academy of Sci-
ence Las Vegas to bring a public charter
school to the base to offer more choices
for military families.
The CASLV plans to accommodate
ing Lomie G. Heard facility until the new
facility is completed which would accom-
modate 800 students from Kindergarten
through eighth grade.
Student registration for CASLV is now
open and can be found at http://www.
caslv.org/admission . about the pending military exemption,
For more information about the
charter school, please contact CASLV
at 702-776-6529, extension 106 or visit
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command chain an accurate, adequate
and relevant picture of unit perfor-
mance; resources were managed well;
continuous process improvement ef-
forts were evident; programs had few
significant deficiencies; and effective
management systems were present. It
also means, as stated by inspectors,
that we have room for improvement.
According to Col. Richard Bout-
well, 99th ABW commander, “Team
Nellis did very well adjusting to and
implementing the new process. I’m
very proud of how our Airmen em-
braced the new program and worked
diligently to improve the many pro-
cesses within.”
The UEI is a continual evaluation
and begins immediately after the pre-
vious UEI report is signed.
“The next UEI cycle has already
begun, and we will use it to build
upon what we learned from our first
go-around. We will also use this time
to make any adjustments to resources
or priorities in order to continue ac-
complishing our mission and support-
ing our mission partners,” Boutwell
explained. “Our Airmen should come
away with the understanding that the
intent of this program is for them to
know their job, know how their job
supports our mission, and to do their
job to the best of their ability each and
every day.”
The key to CCIP is self-awareness; it
is everyone’s responsibility to inspect
their areas of responsibility, detect any
deficiencies or shortfalls, and then
make adjustments to overcome. If the
deficiency or shortfall cannot be cor-
rected, then communicate to higher
headquarters for assistance.
their website at http://www.caslv.org.
For information about other school-
School Liaison Officer at 702-652-2156.
Nevada also recently passed the Ed-
ucation Savings Account (ESA) which
allows parents to remove their children
from public schools and access a por-
tion of or all of public education fund-
ing to pay for private school tuition,
tutoring, learning therapies and more.
In order to access the possible $5,100
to $5,700 per year, students must attend
public school for 100 consecutive days.
Families interested in further details
eligibility, applications, or the overall
ESA program, should access the Ne-
vada State Treasure’s website at http://
www.nevadatreasurer.gov/SchoolCho-
ice/Home/.