375th AMW Judge Advocate office undergoes inspection Published July 3, 2013 By Senior Airman Jake Eckhardt 375th Air Mobility Wing Public Affairs SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. -- The United States justice system was designed to ensure that none of the branches gain too much power over each other, which in turn makes sure all the policies and practices are used correctly and efficiently. As part of the justice system, the 375th Air Mobility Wing Judge Advocate office completed part one of a two-part Article Six inspection June 3-7. "This inspection is designed to see how the office is doing on a full range of our responsibilities," said Lt. Col. Linell Letendre, Staff Judge Advocate. In the first part of the inspection, the justice team provided documentation and answered questions from a 300 item checklist. The inspection included military justice, ethics, law, and environmental law. The checklist was divided between the different sections most qualified to complete the items. Tech. Sgt. Bobbie Lynn Sherman, Military Justice NCO in charge, said, "Even though my section technically completed 14 of the checklist items, there are subsections to each item, so really we completed around 80 items." Letendre said that her team started adopting the Air Force's process of self-inspection last fall to be inspection ready at any time and provide the best service possible. "We are trying to find the problems and work improvements without someone telling us to," she said. "The inspectors found that to be pretty refreshing, and it made their job a lot easier." Adopting the process will also help the team in the second part of the inspection. Six months after the initial inspection, the team will be inspected again to see how they took the recommendations suggested to improve their practices and policies. One of the common suggestions made is to streamline their practices to the Air Force's way. "There were a few things that the inspectors identified that we need to work on," she said. "We have taken their feedback, put new processes into place, and we are going to the next highest level. My team did very well, and I am proud of them. I anticipate that we will do well with the second part of the inspection."