Air Force Inspection System (AFIS)
This article will provide all the questions and answers to Air Force Inspection System (AFIS) .
AFIS
-Integrated, synchronized system of inspections
4 major graded areas (MGA)
-Leading your people; Improving your unit; Managing resources; Executing the mission
What is AF policy on CC's at wing level and below regarding IG inspection?
-Commanders at wing level or below will receive at least ONE. IG inspection report during their command tour.
What does AFIS Give SECAF, CSAF, & CC's at all levels
-an independent assessment of the compliance, mission capability, & fix deficiencies
AFIS objective
-Assessing a unit's readiness, economy, effeciency, effectiveness, & state of discipline (REEED) --> to execute mission
Purpose of AFIS
-Enable/strengthen CC's effectiveness & efficiency; motivate & promote military discipline; improve unit performance & mgmt excellence
-Identify issues with REEED, compliance, performance, surety & mgmt excellence
Wing Inspection Team (WIT) responsibilities
-Identify non-compliance
Wg/CC, subordinate CC's & supervisor responsibilities
-Detect non-compliance through self-assessment program
Wing IG responsibilities
-Wing should document non-compliance in CCIP insp reports in IGEM
MAJCOM IG responsibilities
-Document areas of undetected non-compliance; scores Wing CCIP
When can CCIP BE positively scored by MAJCOM IG
-By enabling the Command chain a root cause analysis (RCA) and apply corrective actions
AFIS Model
1) Mgmt Insp (Field) 2) UEI (Wg) 3)CCIP (Gp/Sq) 4) indiv reporting
Mgmt insp
-MAJCOM, DRU, FOA
Indiv reporting
-Every Amn is a sensor
UEI
-Wing equivalents most DRUs & FOAs
CCIP
-Gp/sq/Wg programs
WIT
-Owned by Wg CC and managed by Wg IG
WIT members
-Are not assigned to IG office (out of hide)
Wg level inspection
-Vertical/horizontal
WIT responsibilities
-Scenario development, inspect areas, provide inputs; verify/validate self-assessment program (sworn in by oath)
Vertical inspection
-Comes from wing/deep dive/can be single function of program
Horizontal inspection
-Wing wide functional insp/equal levels looking at each other
-Large scale exercise
-Wing/base two or more organizations
Types of exercises
-Large-scale/small-scale
Small scale exercise
-Not impacting whole wing (no outside agency response)
CIMB
-Meets monthly or as needed
Focus of the CIMB
-Reduce undetected noncompliance, manage risk for known areas of noncompliance, ensure wing inspection plan meets CC's requirements
CIMB objectives
-ID areas W/risk of undetected noncompliance, assess RCA of noncompliance, determine appropriate actions, review waiver status
CIMB attendees
-Wg/CC (chair), Gp CC, Wg staff agency Chiefs, sq CC may attend
Wing CIMB reviews
-Status of corrective action plans, new inspection deficiencies, objective plans for upcoming CCIP events
Wing IG administers CIMB
-Slides generated by IG, GP and SQ populates
Inspection types
-Internal/external
Internal inspections
-Conducted by WIT, responsibility and accountability, CCs control the depth and scope, CCIP will focus on detecting noncompliance
Examples of external inspections
IG, non-Air Force, none IG, accreditation and certification, UEI
External inspections
-Independent inspections of REED
Internal insp of CCIP looks at what?
-DOC statements, mission essential task list, universal joint task list, mission directives, unit type code
CCIP reduces
-Risks of undetected noncompliance
Wing IG will validate
-If your self-assessment is defective
Self assessment program is documented in
-MICT
CCIP does what?
-Assess risk, ID areas of improvement, determines RCA & focus limited resources
Deficiencies will
-Describe defect requiring resolution
-Deficiencies address impact of
-Continued deviation or noncompliance
Deficiency severities are signed
-Critical, significant, or minor
Id FAM OPR at the IG for
-Critical/significant deficiencies (Will have POC's assigned to it)
WIT enters deficiency into
-IGEMS
PM is responsible to change MICT to
-Reflect deficiency
Open and close deficiencies are visible to
-Unit, group, wing, and FAM (MAJCOM)
Inspection period begins
-Immediately after the close out of the previous UEI report
UEI is conducted by
-MAJCOM IGs, AFIA
Airmen to IG sessions (ATIS)
-Structure discussion by a train facilitator who gathers info/perspective on issues that IG might need to inspect
Special interest item (SII)
-Means to gather data to evaluate status of specific programs; no more than 5 active SIIs
MAJCOM/IGs will sample
-SIIs during formal insp
Normally SIIs will not be
-Graded/rated
CII
-MAJCOM unique procedures to gather data on interest items (limit 5 & not coincide with AF SII)
Frequency of UEI cycle (AD/reserve)
-24-30 months
Continual evaluation
-Virtual sampling on MICT; focus on trend items
Ang UEI cycle
-48-60
Outstanding
-85-100
Highly effective
-65-84.9
Effective
-35-64.9
Ineffective
-0-14.9
Marginally effective
-15-34.9
Ineffective ratings
-IG visit to validate CCIP within 90 days (65% max)
Inspection reports
-Strengths, deficiencies, recommended improvement areas RIA
Score between 35-65 during the 90 day
-Shortened 1 year UEI cycle
Executive summary
-5 days after IG departure
RCA
-AF 8 step problem-solving model
Final inspection report available in IGEMS
-NLT 30 days
Problem-solving responsibility and corrective action resides where?
-Lowest appropriate command levels
Open deficiencies corrective action will report status to IG
-Quarterly
Deficiency corrective actions
-Corrective action plans to IG's NLT 45 days (90 ARC)
All deficiencies not requiring a long-term solution
-Should be closed within 12 months