Compliance runs high among Rescue reservists

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  • By Senior Airman Natasha Dowridge
  • 920th Rescue Wing Public Affairs
PATRICK AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. --  Preparing for war is an ongoing mission at the 920th Rescue Wing here. To prove their readiness, reservists were met with a compliance inspection (CI) during the April drill training weekend.

Rescue reservists were inspected on their compliance with the financial, legal and programmatic Air Force Reserve instructions and regulations April 20 - 24.

"A CI is performed every four years and looks at "financial management, legal responsibilities and provides oversight on programs," said Col. Jeffrey Macrander, 920th RQW commander.

A team of inspectors from Headquarters Air Force Reserve Command, Robins Air Force Base, Ga., are subject matter experts and run the inspections.

"They're coming in here to give us an honest opinion about our programs," said Macrander. "They give us feedback on areas that need improvement."

More than 400 different inspections were performed by the second day of the inspections, said Macrander.

Brig. Gen. John J. Mooney III is the Inspector General and oversaw the entire process.

"We need to infuse a culture of compliance and readiness out there in the wings," said Mooney. "We come through and identify any problems."

Not only was this Mooney's first CI as the IG, it was also the 920th RQW's and AFRC's first CI with a new virtual program called Management Internal Control Toolset (MICT).

While still in the experimental stages, the tool is intended save time and money by the IG team by inspecting the programs virtually before getting here. This means less travel expenses for the IG Team because less personnel are needed and less time will be spent looking at what can be seen virtually, explained Mooney.

"I'm hoping that I can be a positive agent for change, if in fact, our inspections have to change," said Mooney.

"This wing has a great history, they deploy very well and they do rescue," said Mooney about the 920th RQW.

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