375th LRS, OSS rated excellent in inspection Published April 22, 2009 By Airman 1st Class Amber Kelly-Woodward 375th Airlift Wing Public Affairs SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. -- Last week, sections of the 375th Logistics Readiness Squadron and 375th Operation Support Squadron underwent the Air Mobility Command-wide Logistics Standard and Evaluations Program inspection and were rated excellent. Twenty-two logistic inspectors from Air Mobility Command headquarters at Scott and one inspector from McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., inspected the logistics process for the 375th LRS and the maintenance process for the 375th OSS. The flights inspected included Petroleum Oil and Lubricants, Supply, Vehicle Maintenance, Vehicle Operations, Vehicle Analysis, Aerial Porters and Traffic Management from the 375th LRS, Aircraft Maintenance from the 375th OSS, and training from both squadrons. "The inspection is open book and they look at day-to-day procedures," said Steven Sanders, 375th LRS Logistics manager. "They inspect with three methods: personal evaluations, which are over-the-shoulder type inspections; quality verification inspections, which look at what happens after the process; and special inspections, which look at other programs, forms and housekeeping, for 3, 5 and 7 level Airmen." The last LSEP at Scott was Sept. 17-21, 2001 and the overall rating was excellent. "The inspections rate on how well we are doing our job," said Mr. Sanders. "I think we do our jobs well, and this inspection will help us do our jobs even better." The inspections covered 427 checklists. "The main things I did not want to see were safety violations, technical data violations or unsatisfactory condition reports," said Mr. Sanders. To prepare for the inspection, the squadrons performed monthly and quarterly inspections. "We created playbooks, so that different AFSCs (Air Force Specialty Codes) could do the evaluations," said Mr. Sanders. "We performed over 1,000 evaluations internally. We do not want any repeat findings." The 375th LRS and 375th OSS shared information as well, because although they receive different scores, the final score is combined. This was the first LSEP that the 375th LRS went through under their reorganization, which helped them maintain consistency in their preparations since the 375th LRS functions as one squadron now instead of individual flights. "I was really proud to see everyone come together as a team and take the steps necessary to make our processes better," said Mr. Sanders.